King spotted snake eel (Ophichthus ophis), Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

King spotted snake eel (Ophichthus ophis), Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

King spotted snake eel (Ophichthus ophis), Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A tiny cleaner shrimp removes parasites from a Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) on a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) pokes its head out of a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Detail of the eye on a blacksaddle snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Snake eel (Ophichthus sp.), burried under sand, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia