Kingdom Animalia Family Ophichthidae Genus Myrichthys Order Eel | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Myrichthys, Eel, Spotted snake‑eel, Myrichthys breviceps, Ophichthidae | ||
Goldspotted eel
The Goldspotted eel (Myrichthys ocellatus, also known as the Goldspotted snake eel or the Dark-spotted snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1825, originally under the genus Muraenophis. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, southern Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Santa Catarina, and Brazil. It dwells at a maximum depth of 15 metres (49 ft), and inhabits rocky and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 110 centimetres (3.6 ft).
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The Goldspotted eel is a commercial aquarium fish. As is common with eels, it forages for food mostly during the night; its diet consists of crabs, stomatopods, and echinoderms.