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Have you ever seen a snake eel like this? This is the first time I have seen one. It has two black lines on its body. I don't know its common name, but it is probably a "banded snake eel (Myrichthys colubrinus)", a snake eel from the Indo-Pacific.
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Sea snakes and eels often look remarkably similar underwater and are commonly mistaken for each other. Their bodily shapes are both long, thin and cylindrical; they inhabit the same areas and display similar characteristics whilst swimming. The biggest difference is within the taxonomy classification; sea snakes are classed as reptiles whilst eels are fish. Therefore although sea snakes can spend a considerable time underwater they must come to the surface to breathe. As a fish, eels breathe oxygen through their gills from the water. Take a closer look at them and you will see a difference in the scales. Those on sea snakes are much more defined whilst the eel are smoother. On the dangerous scale, sea snakes and eels lie at them and you will see a difference in the scales. Those on sea snakes are much more defined whilst the eel are smoother. On the dangerous scale, sea snakes and eels lie at opposite ends. Sea snakes are almost all venomous; whilst eels can give a nasty bite but are not venomous. In areas where both the banded snake eel and banded sea snake are found, the eel thrives through mimicry.