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Myrichthys breviceps (Sharptail eel; Seasnake; Safio; Culebra rosario)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Myrichthys breviceps, the Sharptail snake-eel, is native to the Western Atlantic. They feed mainly on invertebrates and can burrow tailfirst into the sand.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cayos Cochinos Archipelago National Park Natural Marine Monument   Honduras  
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States
Saba Marine Park National Marine Park II 5573 Netherlands Antilles  

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Epinephelus adscensionis (Rockhind)1
Holocentrus adscensionis (Squirrelfish)1
Holocentrus rufus (Wrenchman)1
Lutjanus apodus (Schooly)1
Ocyurus chrysurus (Yellowtail snapper)1

Predators

Carcharhinus perezii (Caribbean reef shark)[1]
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Grouper)[1]
Lutjanus jocu (Snuggletooth snapper)[1]
Rhizoprionodon porosus (Snook shark)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Food Habits of Reef Fishes of the West Indies, John E. Randall, Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. 5, 665–847 (1967)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0