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Myrichthys breviceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Species:
M. breviceps
Binomial name
Myrichthys breviceps

(J. Richardson, 1848)

Synonyms

Myrichthys acuminatus
Leptocephalus undulatus

Myrichthys breviceps (syn. M. acuminatus), 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. Despite being nocturnal, they can also be seen foraging during daylight. Their food source is small invertebrates like crabs.

They allow close approach by divers and can easily be photographed, but bury in the sand when bothered.[1]

Close-up of sharptail eel, Douglas Bay, Dominica, 2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ Humann, P. and Deloach, N.: Reef fish identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas, Jacksonville (Fl.), New World Publications, 3rd Printing, 2006

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