The painted eelCommon names of Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org. (Echelus myrus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Muraena.Linnaeus, C., 1758 (1 Jan.) [ref. 2787] Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. v. 1: i-ii + 1-824. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Bay of Biscay, the Republic of Congo, and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments in coastal lagoons and estuaries. Males can reach a maximum total length of , but more commonly reach a TL of .
The Painted eel is of minor commercial interest to fisheries. It has been recorded spawning in the Bay of Algiers during the months of August and September.Spawning for Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org.
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