Myrichthys colubrinus

Myrichthys colubrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrichthys
Species:	M. colubrinus
Binomial name
	Myrichthys colubrinus; (Boddaert, 1781)

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 97 cm (38 in) in length.^[1]

The ringed snake eel resembles the venomous sea snake, Laticauda colubrina which is a form of Batesian mimicry.^[2] It also adjusts its behaviour to swim freely during the day, whereas other snake eels tend to stay hidden and roam at night.

References

↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Myrichthys colubrinus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
↑ Randall, J. E. (2005). A review of mimicry in marine fishes. Zoological Studies, 44(3), 299–328.

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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Myrichthys colubrinus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.

[2] Randall, J. E. (2005). A review of mimicry in marine fishes. Zoological Studies, 44(3), 299–328.