Many-eyed snake-eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Many-eyed snake-eel
- Local names: Large-spotted snake eel, Manyeyed worm eel, Ocellated worm eel, Yellow-spotted snake eel
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Ophichthus - Ophichthus
- Family: Ophichthidae - Snake Eels
- Order: Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The many-eyed snake is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth of 2 to 25 metres (6.6 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits sand and rubble sediments near coral reefs. Males can reach a total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in).