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Banded snake eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Banded snake eel
- Scientific
- Myrichthys colubrinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 97 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2020
Description
A harmless snake eel boldly ringed in black and white, closely resembling the venomous banded sea krait; it reaches about 97 cm. It hunts small fish and crabs over shallow sand flats and seagrass, often in daylight.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Myrichthys-colubrinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Banded_snake_eel_Nick_Hobgood.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.