About Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
Myrichthys ocellatus, commonly called the goldspotted eel, goldspotted snake eel, or dark-spotted snake eel, is a species of eel in the worm/snake eel family Ophichthidae. It was first described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1825, and was originally placed in the genus Muraenophis. This is a marine tropical eel found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, with recorded locations including Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), the Bahamas, Santa Catarina, and Brazil. It lives on rocky and coral reefs, and can be found at depths down to a maximum of 15 metres (49 feet). Males of this species can grow to a maximum total length of 110 centimetres (3.6 feet). The goldspotted eel is a commercial aquarium fish. Like most eels, it forages for food mostly at night, and its diet includes crabs, stomatopods, and echinoderms.
