This was posted somewhere else, and I wanted to know if anyone here could help with an ID. The snake was caught in a net off the cost of India.
Sea Snake ID?
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Re: Sea Snake ID?
dont think that is actually a snake, looks like some sort of eel to me
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Looks like a nudibranch (sea slug). Definitely some type of invert.
Re: Sea Snake ID?
The raised tail fin (I'm not sure on the appropriate term) designed for locomotion makes me think it's a vertebrate more so than a sea slug. I'm not well versed on sea snakes or eels, but I'd lean towards eel.
From what I know, sea snakes are very, very roughly keeled (as are all water snakes it seems, yes?). This looks very smooth, flat, and not scaled, further giving the impression of an eel.
From what I know, sea snakes are very, very roughly keeled (as are all water snakes it seems, yes?). This looks very smooth, flat, and not scaled, further giving the impression of an eel.
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I thought the same thing actually, but the person who posted it titled it as "Can anyone identify this sea snake" so I basically did the same.OntarioHerper wrote:dont think that is actually a snake, looks like some sort of eel to me
Re: Sea Snake ID?
Looks like a brown spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax reevesii) to me.
Found commonly near India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Found commonly near India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
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I agree... Eel.
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