Cozumel Pictures

[USMCRet]

Pics of my most recent trip to Cozumel.....

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[unclepooty]

GREAT pics makes me long to go back. thanks for sharing

[Charlotte Smith]

Nice Pics! I can't wait to take some of my own!

[RECDiver]

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing!

[weking4]

Great pic looks like you all had a great time

[gtjason2000]

cool sea snake, was it spooky coming across a snake at night?

[DevilDiver]

Good job......

[USMCRet]

Originally Posted by gtjason2000

cool sea snake, was it spooky coming across a snake at night?

Sorry, but it wasn't a "sea snake". That was an eel. Not sure exactly what kind of eel, but an eel none the less.








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[DevilDiver]

I would guess a "Sharptail Eel". Cool never seen one myself. Was this a night dive?

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Originally Posted by DevilDiver

I would guess a "Sharptail Eel". Cool never seen one myself. Was this a night dive?

DD, based on a quick bit of internet research, it appears you may be correct in your identification. The closest match I could visually make indicates that it is a "Sharptail Snake Eel" or "Myrichthys breviceps" in scientific terms.

"Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1844), the Sharptail Snake Eel. Tropical West Atlantic. To a bit over three feet in length. Rarely survives for any period of time in captivity due to a lack of feeding, collateral damage from collection, handling. Needs large, sandy-bottomed quarters, ghost shrimp, small crabs for food. May eat mouth-size or smaller fish tankmates. Wild photos below at night off of St. Lucia, and an aquarium image."

And yes, that pic was taken during a night dive (one of several) during my vacation to Cozumel this past July.



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