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Saddled snake-eel
Leiuranus semicinctus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Saddled snake-eel
- Scientific
- Leiuranus semicinctus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 66 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 10 m (usually 0 to 10 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2020
Description
A white to yellowish snake eel with 25 to 30 black saddles across its back, reaching about 66 cm. It lives in sandy areas and seagrass beds and can vanish backwards into the sand in an instant using its stiff, pointed tail.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Leiuranus-semicinctus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Leiuranus_semicinctus_-_April_2021.png
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.