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The Snake
and Worm Eels,
Family Ophichthidae
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By Bob Fenner
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Myrichthys breviceps |
| Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker 1857), the
Stargazer Snake Eel. Looking frightening like its namesake (the
uranoscopid stargazer)... come to think of it, looking more terrifying...
Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to Indonesia. To four feet in length. N.
Sulawesi image. |
 
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Genus Myrichthys:
| Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1844), the
Sharptail Snake Eel. Tropical West Atlantic. To a bit over three feet in
length. Rarely survives for any period of time in captivity due to a lack
of feeding, collateral damage from collection, handling. Needs large,
sandy-bottomed quarters, ghost shrimp, small crabs for food. May eat
mouth-size or smaller fish tankmates. Wild photos below at night off of
St. Lucia, and an aquarium image. |
Genus Ophichthus:
| Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856), the Highfin Snake
Eel. Seen mostly in the sand by day. Darken with age, size. A younger
individual in Mabul, Malaysia and a larger/older one with a friendly
shrimp on its snout and one out and about in N. Sulawesi. |
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