Many eyed snake eel

The Many-eyed snake-eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus, also known as the Large-spotted snake eel, the Manyeyed worm eel, the Ocellated worm eel, or the Yellow-spotted snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 25 metres (6.6 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits sand and rubble sediments near coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in).