| Aspect: | Grey-cream body with dark-stain leopard-like pattern. |
| Population: | Occasional. |
| Notable feature: | Wide "collar" around base of head. Horizontal slit eye. |
| Environment: | Sandy sea bottom in which it spends most of its time, head out and totally still. |
| Behaviour: | Relatively unscared. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Spotted Snake Eel
- French designation: Serpent de mer
- Latin designation: Ophischthus ophis
- Creole designation: -
- Latin family: Ophichtchidae
- Size (cm): 30-75
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