Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852 . Speckled Worm Eel; Tieso Gusano, Safío Pecoso

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern North Carolina, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) KP, Es and BF (Atlantic); 0–3 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend unknown.

Literature: Villa (1982: 83; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2843; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 21; listed, including information on distribution).