Mar 17, 2025
Banded or Ringed or Harlequin Snake Eel (Myrichthys colubrinus), family Ophichthidae, order Angulliformes, Lembeh, Indonesia
photograph by Nick Hobgood
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Banded or Ringed or Harlequin Snake Eel (Myrichthys colubrinus), family Ophichthidae, order Angulliformes, Lembeh, Indonesia
photograph by Nick Hobgood
Myrichthys maculosus
Sometimes known as the "Tiger snake eel" or "Ocellate snake eel" Myrichthys maculosus is s a species of snake eel (Ophichthidae) that is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. M. maculosus typically inhabits reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs. Tiger snake eels are typically active at night, and spend their days buried in sand.
Classification
Animalia-Chordata-Actinopterygii-Anguilliformes-Ophichthidae-Myrichthys-M. maculosus
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