Snubnose snake eel

The snubnose snake eel (Ophichthus brevirostris) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and Steve W. Ross in 2007. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from North Carolina, USA, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 370 to 440 m. Females can reach a total length of 29.2 cm.

The species epithet "brevirostris" means "short muzzle" in Latin, and is treated as a noun in apposition.