Description

Also known as Egg-eating Sea Snake, Ijima's Sea Snake, Ijima's Turtle-headed Sea Snake, Japanese Egg-eating Sea Snake, Ring Turtle-headed Sea Snake, Turtle-head Sea Snake.

Found singly, over rocky floors, in shallow, coastal waters, of lagoons, coral and rocky reefs. Highly venomous!
They feed exclusively on fish eggs.
Length - 75cm
Depth - 0-40m
Widespread Northwest Pacific

Sea snakes are reptiles that have adapted to life underwater, they breathe air through valved nostrils, the valves close when they dive down and open when they come up for air, they usually stay down for 20-30mins before coming up for air.
These snakes also give birth to live young.
Although they have a poisonous bite that can paralyse prey they are not normally aggressive and are usually inquisitive to divers. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emydocephalus_ijimae