Saltwater
Goldspotted eel
Myrichthys ocellatus
Ophichthidae, Ophichthinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 110 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 27,981 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 20 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Common near islands and in rocky or coral areas. May move beneath the sand. Found in seagrass bed sand areas with sand and coral rubble. Feeds mainly on crabs. Forages at night for prey.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Muraenophis ocellata
- Myrichthys keckii
- Myrichthys oculatus
- Myrichttys oculatus
- Ophisurus latemaculatus
- Pisodonophis oculatus
In other languages
- Kultakäärmeankerias
- Dark-spotted snake eel, Goldenspotted eel, Goldspotted snake eel, Snake eel
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.