Family : Ophichthidae (Snake eels) , subfamily: Ophichthinae
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Harlequin snake eel
Fish Name : Myrichthys colubrinus
Max size : 97.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37816)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique and east to the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Often confused with Laticuda colubrina (Ref. 9710).
Diagnosis : Broadly banded with black and white, sometimes with blotches, but may comprise additional species (Ref. 48635). Superficially resembles the venomous sea snake Laticauda colubrina, but is entirely harmless.
Biology : Adults occur in shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds (Ref. 1602, 48635, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Commonly seen hunting during the day (Ref. 48635)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McCosker, John
Main Ref : McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle. 1986. (Ref. 3972)

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Common Names : പാന്പുമാലഞി, പാന്വുമലഞ്ഞി, Galikendiveng, Pambumalanhi
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses