''Myrichthys colubrinus'', the banded snake eel, ringed snake eel or harlequin snake eel, is a
snake eel from the
Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of in length.
The ringed snake eel resembles the venomous sea snake, ''
Laticauda colubrina
The yellow-lipped sea krait (''Laticauda colubrina''), also known as the banded sea krait or colubrine sea krait, is a species of venomous sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. The snake has distinctive black stripes and a yel ...
'' which is a form of
Batesian mimicry. It also adjusts its behaviour to swim freely during the day, whereas other snake eels tend to stay hidden and roam at night.
In 2021, it was first recorded in Hawaii.
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* Photos o
Myrichthys colubrinusin iNaturalist
colubrinus
Fish described in 1781
Taxa named by Pieter Boddaert
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