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The goldspotted eel (Myrichthys ocellatus), also known as the goldspotted snake eel or the dark-spotted snake eel,[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1825, originally under the genus Muraenophis.[5] 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.[4] 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).[4]

Goldspotted eel
Myrichthys ocellatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Myrichthys
Species:
M. ocellatus
Binomial name
Myrichthys ocellatus
(Lesueur, 1825)
Synonyms[2]
  • Muraenophis ocellata Lesueur, 1825
  • Pisodonophis oculatus Kaup, 1856
  • Myrichthys oculatus (Kaup, 1856)
  • Myrichttys oculatus (Kaup, 1856)
  • Ophisurus latemaculatus Poey, 1867
  • Myrichthys keckii Silvester, 1915
Myrichthys ocellatus
Myrichthys ocellatus

The Goldspotted eel is a commercial aquarium fish.[4] As is common with eels, it forages for food mostly during the night; its diet consists of crabs, stomatopods, and echinoderms.[6]


References


  1. McCosker, J. (2015). "Myrichthys ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190440A1952002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T190440A1952002.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Synonyms of Myrichthys ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Myrichthys ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Myrichthys ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Lesueur, C. A. 1825 (Aug.) [ref. 17523] Descriptions of four new species of Muraenophis. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 5 (pt 1): 107-109, Pl. 4.
  6. Food items reported for Myrichthys ocellatus at www.fishbase.org.



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