The goldspotted eel (Myrichthys ocellatus), also known as the goldspotted snake eel or the dark-spotted snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1825, originally under the genus Muraenophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, southern Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Santa Catarina, and Brazil.[2] It dwells at a maximum depth of 15m (49feet), and inhabits rocky and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 110cm (40inches).[2]
The Goldspotted eel is a commercial aquarium fish.[2] As is common with eels, it forages for food mostly during the night; its diet consists of crabs, stomatopods, and echinoderms.[4]