Myrichthys colubrinus, Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Myrichthys colubrinus, Ningaloo Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Light body with dark, fully encircling bands (darker towards head). Leiuranus snake eels either have saddles rather than bands, which don't join on the underside, or bands which may have light bars within (L. versicolor). Resembles the sea snake Laticauda colubrina.
Information
Max Size: 97 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.7-30.6°C
Depth: 0-35m
Habitat: Seagrass, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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