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Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Napoleon snake eel
- Scientific
- Ophichthus bonaparti
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 75 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A golden-yellow to cream snake eel with 18 to 27 bold black saddles and golden spotting on the head, reaching about 75 cm. By day it usually shows only its head above the sand on lagoon and outer reef sand flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ophichthus-bonaparti.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Napoleon_snake_eel_-_Ophichthus_bonaparti.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.