Leiuranus versicolor

Ophichthidae
Convict Snake Eel, Convict Snake Eel
  • Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
White to yellow with dark saddles along body. Some saddles in the middle of the body may have lighter/yellow bars within, and may join on the underside. L. semicinctus (not shown) without light bars within dark saddles, and Myrichthys colubrinus (harlequin snake eel) has black bands which all fully wrap around body.
Information
  • Max Size: 76 cm
  • Depth: 3-18m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Common (33% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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