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Family Ophichtyidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Brachysomophis
henshawi
Electric Beach, Oahu,
30 feet |
YO-257, Waikiki, Oahu, 90 feet |
Pu'u 'Olai, Maui, 50 feet |
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REPTILIAN SNAKE EEL or HENSHAW'S CROCODILE EEL
Uncommon in sandy areas at scuba depths where it
ambushes fish by burying itself with just the eyes exposed.
Slender with a rugged head and large teeth, brown and
white with red to orange blotches on head. Attains 39 inches.
Oman east to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.
Similar to the Indo-Pacific Brachysomophis
crocodilinus which is white with brown
speckles.
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