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banded snake eel (Myrichthys colubrinus)
giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
jewel moray (Muraena lentiginosa)
monkeyface eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)
ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
saddled snake eel (Leiuranus semicinctus) ...
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, Stargazer Snake Eel
Brachysomophis crocodilinus, Crocodile Snake Eel
Brevoortia tyrannus, Atlantic Menhaden
Bursatella leachii, Ragged Sea Hare
Busycon contrarium, Lightning Whelk ...
A Harlequin Snake Eel at Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef
A Harlequin Sweetlips at Cormorant Pass
A Harlequin Sweetlips at Raine Island
A Harlequin Tuskfish at 'Davies Reef'
A Harlequin Tuskfish at Wheeler Reef
A Highfin Veilfin caught off Broome ...
Similar Species Pacific Snake Eel (Ophichthus triserialis) has pectoral fins; dark spots on body; occurs over soft bottoms from Humboldt Bay, California, to Peru.
Habitat Shallow, rocky reefs with crevices and caves to 22 fathoms.
Conger eels (north atlantic), moray eels and snake eels (tropics)
Billfishes, such as marlins and sailfishes, prey on the pelagic octopus Argonauta (Hanlon and Messenger, 1996)
Blue-Ringed Octopus - Received from Lindsay Rhinesmith ...
Ophichthidae is a family of eels, comprising species commonly called worm eels and snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish").
ANGUILLIFORMES
Includes freshwater eels, spaghetti eels, false morays, morays, arrowtooth eels, cutthroat eels, pugnose eels, snake eels, worm eels, conger eels, pike conger eels, longneck eels, snipe eels, sawtooth eels, duckbill eels
MORAYS ...
 See also: Snake, Eel, Moray, Shrimp, Coral
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