Spotted Snake Eel

Ophichthus ophis

"Ophichthus ophis", the spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus "Muraena".
Spotted snake eel - Ophichthus ophis Here she is out of its burrow.
Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged,Ophichthus ophis

Appearance

It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda and southern Florida, USA, Brazil, Lesser Antilles, Senegal, Angola, and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 21 to 50 metres, usually at around 50 m, and lives in burrows on a permanent basis. Males can reach a maximum total length of 210 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 100 centimeters.
Spotted snake eel - Ophichthus ophis Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged,Ophichthus ophis

Food

The Spotted snake eel hunts nocturnally, and feeds primarily on octopuses and finfish, including "Haemulon aurolineatum".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyOphichthidae
GenusOphichthus
SpeciesO. ophis
Photographed in
Cabo Verde