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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]
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, also known as the stargazer snake eel, [2] is a benthic marine fish belonging to the family Ophichthidae. The stargazer snake eel is a large fish which grows up to 159 cm (63 in) long. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits ...
Callechelys marmorata, Marbled snake eel; Lamnostoma orientalis, Oriental worm-eel; Muraenichthys schultzei, Maimed snake eel; Myrichthys colubrinus, Harlequin snake eel; Myrichthys maculosus, Tiger snake eel; Ophichthus erabo, Fowler's snake eel; Phaenomonas cooperae, Short-maned sand-eel; Pisodonophis cancrivorus, Longfin snake-eel
The spotted snake eel (Myrichthys tigrinus), also known as the tiger snake eel or the spotted tiger snake eel, [2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859.
Myrichthys colubrinus, the banded snake eel, ringed snake eel or harlequin snake eel, is a snake eel from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 97 cm (38 in) in length. [2] The ringed snake eel resembles the venomous sea snake, Laticauda colubrina which is a form of Batesian mimicry. [3]
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 .
Ambassidae. Ambassis gymnocephalus, bald glassy; Ambassis urotaenia, banded-tail glassy perchlet; Apistidae. Apistus carinatus, ocellated waspfish; Aploactinidae ...