goldspotted eel

Myrichthys ocellatus

Gold spots across body

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The goldspotted eel (Myrichthys ocellatus), also known as the goldspotted snake eel or the dark-spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1825, originally under the genus Muraenophis. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, southern Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Santa Catarina, and Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Maximum length: 110 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 57756 ). Eastern Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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