Sharptail Eel

I saw one like this in the philippines (indo-pacific). but it is called here as many-eyed snake eel or Ophichthus polyophthalmus... could be the same eel but different scientists who named them differently... I can show picture taken in Talicud Is. Samal, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines if you are interested.

Watched this creature hunting in holes of a coral/rock bottom, in about 15 ft of water while snorkelling in a calm bay near Holguin Cuba, earlier this week. Closer look showed the dorsal fin. Exactly the colour of the bottom!

I saw a green sharp tail eel with white spots today 5/6/17 at Jumby Bay off the coast of Antigua. I swore it was a snake until I read this article. It was about 3 feet long. It was swimming in the sea grass just off shore not far from the rocks.

Saw a sharp tail and a spotted moray eel Friday April 15 2016 in front of of the Riu antillas resort in Aruba ( NW side of the island ). The sharp tail was about 45cm long and the moray 75 cm. in a depth about 1.5 meters of water.

Friend and I saw 24 inch sharptail eel hunting in coral at depth of 10 feet Montego Bay , March 2016 .

Saw one of these while snorkeling in Worth Inlet, Fl in about 10' of water

I saw one of these on two consecutive mornings while snorkelling in shallow lagoons in Fuerteventura on 8th and 9th November. Possibly the same one, but I'm fairly certain the second one was longer at aproximately 1.2metres where I'd considered the first one to be aprox. 1metre. Neither of them seemed concerned at my presence. Managed to capture some stills and video on the second occasion.

I saw one in three feet of water on Palomino Island off the coast of Puerto Rico. I burrowed into the sand quickly. Sadly, life guard thought it was a sea snake- although my further investigation shows there are no sea snakes in the region. Thanks for helping me ID it!

I saw the sharp tail eel today at around 3:00pm at Cozumel palace reef around 20' depth, it was a about 3' feet long they move like a snake. This was my 1st time to see on had to search the name and I saw this site.

saw one around 13:00 hours snorkelling of Indian beach St Vincent today 3.3.2015 about 5 feet long in 10 foot deep water, never seen one like this before, thought it was a snake at first. It was feeding between rocks. - Last saw a sea snake off Rarotonga, Cook Islands in 2 inches of water, after I had been paddling right next to it. Was also bitten by Green Moray in Barbados so nervous around these types of animals now.

Saw one of these today diving in Cozumel. Fun to see.

Saw one today in West Palm..depth 75 ft.

Saw a sharptail eel at Las Olas beach cruising the shoreline about 2 pm on December 7 He was about 24 inches long

On a dive in Cozumel we went down at 3:30 pm and came up 5:00 pm the depth was 15- 20 feet. we counted 6 Sharp tailed eels 12 to 18 inches in length, along with Lobsters, Hermit Crabs, Puffer Fish and a Flying Gurnard.

Saw a metre long sharp tail eel in about 5' water in Carlisle Bay, Barbados near the Radisson Hotel. This was at 11.30 am when it was resting on some rocks.

While swimming @ Connoly Club west coast Barbados , saw a sharptail eel very close to shore !

Saw a sharptail eel today in Aruba about 10:00 am. It was about 12" long. On the northwest coast at about ten feet.

Snorkeling under the dock at Rum Point on Grand Cayman we observed and follow a 2 ft sharptail and then followed it through the sea grass for 3-5 minutes.

3/12/2014 Diving Davis Bay St Croix observed 3ft sharptail eel daylight completely in open coral at 35ft Followed for several minute before it completely dissapeared into hole

We spotted a sharptail eel whilst snorkeling in around 12 feet of water at Saint Eustatius. Around three feet long and an inch in diameter at its biggest girth, it was swimming in between stones near a natural reef by the harbour area. Time of day around 1500 hrs.