Classification | |
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Ostéichthyen Anguilliforme
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2 s/familles | 308 espèces |
Références web | |
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fishbase |
Etymologies | Source | |
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Ophichthidae | Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish | fishbase |
anguilles | latin Anguilla | doris |
Apterichtus caecus | ||
fishbase / boowiki | Synonymes
Aveugle serpent de mer / European finless eel |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 635424 |
2011 Crete (Gr) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | 2012 Minorca (Sp) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | 2012 Minorca (Sp) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) |
2011 Karpathos (Gr) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | tracks, 2010 Donoussa (Gr) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | Apterichtus moseri
by Izuzuki (via Wikimedia Commons) |
E-Atlantiq & Méditerranée | Anguille-serpent aptère | subtropical |
head with dark brown spots over a pale background with prominent horizontal white patch
beneath and behind the orbit;
body ochre in color with numerous small dark brown spots, those spots forming a continuous mid-dorsal band, yellowish on ventral surface | ||
<85m / 60cm | dioecism, openwater, nonguarder | burrows in fine sand or mud |
Apterichtus caecus | ||
Brachysomophis crocodilinus | ||
fishbase / souslesmers / doris / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Crocodile snake eel |
Bennett, 1833 / NE / ITIS 635852 |
2006 Philippines by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2004 Philippines by Wayne (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
2008 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons) |
1997 Bali ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | Hawaii ©Randall, John E. (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Indo-WPacifiq | Anguille-serpent crocodile | tropical |
tête aplatie avec une remontée abrupte derrière les yeux; snout very short; jaws elongate; anterior nostril in a very short tube in upper lip; flesh above and behind eye laterally elevated as a ridge; rouge avec des points blancs irréguliers ou blanche, jaunâtre, etc... | ||
2m (<30m) / 120cm | dioecism, openwater, nonguarder | Benthic; in sandy bottoms, Remains buried in sand with only the eyes protruding |
Brachysomophis crocodilinus | ||
Callechelys marmorata | ||
fishbase / souslesmers / doris / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Marbled snake eel |
Bleeker, 1854 / NE / ITIS 6355435 |
2011 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2006 Bali ©White Gaetan (via fishbase) | on lagoon sand spit,
2008 Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Is.) by Jeanette Johnson (via fishbase) |
2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2017 Philippines by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Praslin (Seychelles) by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) |
Indo-WPacifiq & Mer Rouge | Anguille serpent marbré | tropical |
yellowish white, speckled and spotted with darker coalescing spots | ||
2-37m / 87 cm | dioecism, openwater, nonguarder | nocturne, solitaire, enfouis (seule la tête dépasse) |
Callechelys marmorata | ||
Myrichthys breviceps | ||
doris / fishbase / en.wiki | Synonymes
Sharptail eel |
Richardson, 1848 / LC / ITIS 161449 |
2008 Guadeloupe ©Thierry (via ozp/GooglePhotos) | 2015 Cozumel by Fernando Gonzalez (via fishbase) | 2011 Guadeloupe by Andrew Cooper (via fishbase) |
2009 Bonaire by Roban Kramer (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2009 by Cam5455 (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2012 Dominica by Ebuxbaum (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Western Atlantic | Serpentine dorée | tropical |
narines développées tournées vers le bas; light brown to grayish brown, darker above, with pale spots; nb petites taches blanches à jaune orangésur la tête | ||
<9m / 102cm | dioecism, nonguarder, distinct pairing | nocturne, swimming near the bottom in clear water; peu farouche |
Myrichthys breviceps | ||
Myrichthys colubrinus | ||
fishbase / doris / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Harlequin snake eel |
Boddaert, 1781 / NE / ITIS 161448 |
2013 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2014 Mauritius ©Jean-Claude Jamoulle (via fishbase) | 2015 NCal by Jakob Fahr (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 Wadi el Gemal (Egypt) by Stefano Tito (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2009 St-Leu (Réunion) ©Philippe Bourjon (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2008 by Steve Childs (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Shams Alam Reefs (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase) | 2005 by Nick Hobgood (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2011 Shams Alam Reefs (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase) |
Indo-Pacifiq & Red Sea | Anguille-serpent annelée | tropical |
museau court avec longues narines dirigées vers le bas; courtes pectorales;
blanc beige avec des bandes brun noir ±larges; qqx ronds brun noir entre les bandes | ||
1-30m / 50-97cm
video |
ovipare, gonochoriq, fécondation externe | benthiq, diurne, in shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds |
Myrichthys colubrinus | ||
Myrichthys maculosus | ||
fishbase / australianmuseum / doris / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Tiger snake eel |
Cuvier, 1816 / NE / ITIS 161447 |
2013 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2010 Reunion by Philippe Bourjon (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
1997 Johnston Is. ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 1994 Johnston Is. ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea | Serpentine à pois | tropical |
courtes nageoires pectorales; museau court avec longues narines dirigées vers le bas;
pale cream in color with variable pattern of large and small black spots with narrower white interspaces; young with black saddles | ||
1-262m / 50-100 cm | ovipare, gonochoriq, fécondation ext. | living buried in the sand, solitaire, nocturne |
Myrichthys maculosus | ||
Myrichthys ocellatus | ||
fishbase / souslesmers | Synonymes
Goldspotted eel |
Lesueur, 1825 / LC / ITIS 161450 |
2010 Virgin Is. ©dr_z (via INaturalist) | 2015 Guadeloupe by Boggart32 (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2005 Cuba by Fernando Herranz Martín (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Bonaire Ben Hutchins (via INaturalist) | 2019 Salvador (Brazil) ©junkawaoka (via INaturalist) | 2019 Salvador (Brazil) ©junkawaoka (via INaturalist) |
2013 Costa Rica ©yvesbas (via INaturalist) | 2012 Brazil by Firedrop Marendo Müller (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2015 St Vincent (Grenadines) ©Jean-Claude Jamoulle (via fishbase) |
W-Atlantiq | Serpentine ocellée | tropical |
2 pectorales rudimentaires; 1 lg dorsale, ni caudale, ni pelviennes, ni anale
beige et comporte des points noirs au contours flous et à centre jaune | ||
<15m / 110cm | dioecism, openwater, nonguarder | Found in seagrass bed sand areas; nocturnal |
Myrichthys ocellatus | ||
Ophichthus bonaparti | ||
fishbase / doris / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Napoleon snake eel / Clown snake eel / Purplebanded Snake Eel |
Kaup, 1856 / NE / ITIS 636100 |
2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2017 Indonesia by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2008 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Wakatobi (ID) by Christian Gloor (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2006 Timor by Nick Hobgood (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase) | 2010 Sabah (Malaysia) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2010 Lembeh Straits (Sulawesi) by Berndt (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Indo-WPacifiq | Anguille-serpent Napoléon | tropical |
narines très en avant de la bouche; golden yellow to cream with 18-27 prominent black saddles, a few meeting below; dorsal and anal margin with irregular spots and golden marbling and spots on snout and head; body broadly banded with black and white | ||
<15m / 110cm | dioecism, openwater, nonguarder | |
Ophichthus bonaparti | ||
Pisodonophis cancrivorus | ||
fishbase / en.bdfish / reeflex / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Burrowing Snake Eel |
Richardson, 1848 / NE / ITIS 161568 |
2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2010 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernd (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons) |
Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea | Longfin snake-eel | tropical |
dorsal fin beginning above pectoral fin; anterior nostril tubular,
posterior nostril along lower edge of lip; extreme tip of tail stiff and finless;
from grey to black or brown. Large individuals have wrinkled skin | ||
1-20m / 50 cm (jsq 108 cm) | ovipare, gonochoriq, fécondation ext. | anadrome, in lagoons and estuaries, entering freshwater |
Pisodonophis cancrivorus | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023