Spoon-nose eel

The Spoon-nose eel lives in the demersal, marine, depth range - 40 m , usually - 40 m environment.

fish book is a "Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel" echiophis intertincus but I am not sure. The head is about 6" wide. Any help would be appreciated. More

Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel, Echiophis intertinctus, coming out of sand to attack, St. More

Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) Photos = Description: Warnings: n/a Is Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) edible (good-eating)? No More

The Spoon-nose eel lives in the sand. When disturbed, it withdraws into the sand. Location: Dominica, Caribbean Image ID: 000597 To license this image, contact Jonathan Bird or SEARCH for more images on this site. More

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Spotted spoon-nose eel ( Echiophis intertinctus ) Gulf of Mexico 3044 thumbnail picture Head of stippled spoon-nose eel or snapper eel ( Echiophis punctifer ) Gulf of Mexico More

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Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) seemed to think something shiny on my jacket was food. Scary moment.<><><><>Canon G7, St Vincent by: Brian MayesSpotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) seemed to... More

"Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel" echiophis intertincus but I am not sure. The head is about 6" wide. Any help would be appreciated. Doug CybergoldfishJan 13 2004, 01:38 AM It's a common snake/sand eel. This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. More

Common names

Cobra-bico-curto in Portuguese (Português)
Serpenton tiyeux in French (français)
Spoon-nose eel in English
Tieso culebrón in Spanish (español)
克氏匙吻鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
克氏匙吻鳗 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Ophichthidae
Genus : Echiophis
Species : Echiophis creutzbergi
Authority : Cadenat, 1956