Tiger snake eel
Myrichthys maculosus
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A snake eel from the Indo-Pacific. It reaches 1 metre but usually measures about 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Myrichthys maculosus
- Family
- Ophichthidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Synonyms
- Muraena maculosa, Muraena tigrina, Myrichthys aki, Myrichthys rupestris, Myrichtys maculosus, Ophichthus miyamotonis, Ophichthys dromicus, Pisoodonophis magnifica
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 100 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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