Scientific synonyms
Muraena colubrina Boddaert, 1781
Gymnothorax colubrinus Suckow, 1799
Myrichthys colubrina (Boddaert, 1781)
Myrichtys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Chlevastes colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Ophisurus alternans Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Muraena annulata Ahl, 1789
Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline, 1951
Chlevastes elaps Fowler, 1912
Ophichthys elapsoides Castelnau, 1875
Other names
= Broadnose Worm Eel
= Harlequin Snake Eel