Scientific synonyms
Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758
Oxystomus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sphagebranchus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Muraena acutirostris Gronow, 1854
Leptorhynchus capensis Smith, 1840
Echelus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Other names
= Serpent Eel