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Image Gallery: Snake Eels and Worm Eels

There are at least 45 species of snake and worm eels known from Australian waters.  This gallery shows some of them.

Halfband Snake Eel at Bare Island Halfband Snake Eel at Bare Island
Halfband Snake Eel, Malvoliophis pinguis Halfband Snake Eel, Malvoliophis pinguis
Harlequin Snake Eel, Myrichthys colubrinus Harlequin Snake Eel, Myrichthys colubrinus
Harlequin Snake Eel at Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Harlequin Snake Eel at Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef
Ocellate Snake Eel at Cabbage Tree Island Ocellate Snake Eel at Cabbage Tree Island
Ocellate Snake Eel, Myrichthys maculosus Ocellate Snake Eel, Myrichthys maculosus
Purplebanded Snake Eel at Buton Island Purplebanded Snake Eel at Buton Island
Purplebanded Snake Eel, Ophichthus bonaparti Purplebanded Snake Eel, Ophichthus bonaparti
Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus
A Serpent Eel at Clifton Gardens, Sydney A Serpent Eel at Clifton Gardens, Sydney

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