Biology:Myrichthys breviceps
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys |
| Species: | M. breviceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848)
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| Synonyms | |
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Myrichthys acuminatus | |
Myrichthys breviceps (syn. M. acuminatus), the sharptail snake-eel, is a fish species native to the Western Atlantic.
It has diffuse, yellow spots on a blueish-gray back and white belly. Spots are small on the head, larger on the body. The eel occurs not uncommonly along the coasts of the Caribbean sea, on sea grass beds and on reefs. Although mainly night active, they may also be seen foraging during daylight. Food is small invertebrates like crabs.
They allow close approach by divers and can easily be photographed, but bury in the sand when bothered.[1]
References
- ↑ Humann, P. and Deloach, N.: Reef fish identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas, Jacksonville (Fl.), New World Publications, 3rd Printing, 2006
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Myrichthys breviceps" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
External links
- Photos of Myrichthys breviceps on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2680437 entry
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