Spotted Snake Eel
Myrichthys maculosus
Ophichthidaefish1m / 3.3ftLeast Concern
About Spotted Snake Eel.
Boldly spotted, cream-and-brown eel that forages openly over sand and rubble during the day, mimicking the banded sea snake.
Where it lives.
Sand and rubble bottoms near coral reef
How it behaves.
Diurnal forager, mimics venomous sea snake to deter predators