Gordiichthys randalli

Gordiichthys randalli
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Gordiichthys
Species:
G. randalli
Binomial name
Gordiichthys randalli

Gordiichthys randalli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Puerto Rico, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 8 to 12 metres (26 to 39 ft), and inhabits sand and algal beds in shallow water.