Diagnostic Description
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Pale red salmon in color, yellow spots on head, yellowish ocelli with dark margins on body (Ref. 3972). Gill opening ventral (Ref. 37816).Description: Characterized by head length 10.5 in TL; depth of body about 22 in TL; dorsal fin origin slightly anterior to middle of pectoral fin; conical teeth, uniserial in jaws and vomer (Ref. 90102).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Vertebrae: 141 - 148
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Inhabits sand near coral reefs (Ref. 37816, 48635). Also found in rubble bottoms in 2-25 m (Ref 90102).
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋海域，西起東非，東至夏威夷，北至日本。臺灣見於澎湖等海域。
利用
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偶見物種，無任何漁業利用，僅具有研究價值。
描述
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體長為體高之22.8倍，頭長之9.9倍；尾長為頭與軀幹之0.9倍；頭長為吻長之5.1倍；吻長為眼徑之1.8倍；胸鰭約與吻部等長。吻鈍，口裂超過眼之後緣；上、下颌骨齒及鋤骨齒均為1列；前上颌骨齒6顆。背鰭起點在鰓裂之上；肛門在體之中部稍後；無尾鰭；背、臀鰭止於尾端前方。福馬林標本，體有3列褐色斑點，上2列之斑點具白心(後方之斑點不具白心)，狀似眼斑；背鰭亦有一排具白心之眼斑；臀鰭淡白色。頭部另散布很多小白色斑點。
棲地
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主要棲息於礁砂混和區，亦會出現於河口灘地，以小型魚類及無脊椎動物為食。
Many-eyed snake eel
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The many-eyed snake eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus, also known as the large-spotted snake eel, the manyeyed worm eel, the ocellated worm eel, or the yellow-spotted snake eel[1]) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864.[3] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth of 2 to 25 metres (6.6 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits sand and rubble sediments near coral reefs. Males can reach a total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in).[2]
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Many-eyed snake eel: Brief Summary
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The many-eyed snake eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus, also known as the large-spotted snake eel, the manyeyed worm eel, the ocellated worm eel, or the yellow-spotted snake eel) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth of 2 to 25 metres (6.6 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits sand and rubble sediments near coral reefs. Males can reach a total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in).
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