Mystriophis crosnieri

Mystriophis crosnieri, known commonly as the spoon-nose eel in the United Kingdom, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache in 1971. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal, Angola, and the western Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 75 to 300 m, and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 96.5 cm.

The diet of M. crosnieri consists of benthic crustaceans.