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Myrichthys maculosus, commonly known as the tiger snake eel, [2] the ocellate snake eel or the spotted snake eel, [3] is a species of fish in the family Ophichthidae, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally encountered in the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 1 m (40 in).
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their physical appearance, as they have long, cylindrical, snake-like bodies. [2]
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Longfin snake-eels can survive in both Marine and freshwater environments, and swim from the sea up rivers to spawn. Some are found in coral reefs and live from 1 to 20 meters below the surface. They are an Indo-Pacific tropical species that lives in the Red Sea region surrounded by East Africa, French Polynesia, Ogasawara Islands and Australia.
Aplatophis chauliodus, the fangtooth snake-eel, also known as the tusky eel in Cuba and the United States, [1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. [2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1956. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and French Guiana.
It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Lord Howe Island. It dwells at a depth range of 1–32 metres, and inhabits reefs. It burrows into loose gravel and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 85 centimetres (33 in). [4]
It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, and Peru. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 60 metres (0 to 200 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of mud and sand.
Suculentophichthus nasus also known as the Red Sea flappy snake eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Israel. This species occurs Eilat in Gulf of Aqaba , Red Sea , Israel . This species is the only known member of the genus Suculentophichthus .