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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]
Sea snake Temporal range: Oligocene – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) on a Costa Rica beach Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Superfamily: Elapoidea Family: Elapidae Groups included Hydrophiinae Laticaudinae Range of sea snakes shown in lime ...
Moray eel. Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ ˈ m ɒr eɪ, m ə ˈ r eɪ /), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water.
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.
The Pacific snake-eel's diet consists of bony fish, shrimp and bivalves. [6] It is frequently captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers, but is usually discarded. [5] Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist lists the Pacific snake eel as Least Concern. [5]
The snaggle-toothed snake-eel [1] (Aplatophis zorro) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. [2] It was described by John E. McCosker and David Ross Robertson in 2001. [ 3 ] It is a marine , tropical eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Panama , in the eastern central Pacific Ocean .
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 breviceps, the sharptail snake-eel, is a fish species native to the Western Atlantic. It has diffuse, yellow spots on a blueish-gray back and white belly. Spots are small on the head, larger on the body. The eel can be found along the coasts of the Caribbean sea, mainly on sea grass beds, reefs, and in clear waters.