Saltwater fish, Snake Eels. Night feeder, also often seen by day winding along shallow sandy of grassy bottoms and even through reefs and rocky areas. It uses its pointed tail to burrow, tail first, into the sediments, where it can move about easily.

- Goldspotted Eel Myrichthys ocellatus

Size: 30 to 90 cm, max 105 cm.
Colour: Brown, dark to greyish, with light underside Dotted with small yellow spots on the head, body covered with greenish circular spots with yellow center.
Shape: Serpentine.
Fins: Long dorsal fin: The dorsal fin extends from just behind the head along the back and joins seamlessly with the caudal and anal fins. Most species lack pectoral and pelvic fins, adding to their serpentine appearance.

Inhabits coral reefs. Night feeder, also often seen by day winding along shallow sandy of grassy bottoms and even through reefs and rocky areas. It uses its pointed tail to burrow, tail first, into the sediments, where it can move about easily.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, feb. 2016]

- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.

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