Sandy Beaches: Burrowing fishes
The shores’ sandy bottom can harbor many fishes that have the habit of burying. Their slender body is ideal for burying, a strategy used for both protection and camouflage, in order to capture preys. Despite their serpent-like body, they are non-venomous fishes.
Beaches are very dynamic ecosystems that are constantly changing because of wave shocks, daily tidal movement and marine currents. Animals that live in these places need to be adapted to these conditions so they are not carried by the currents, so they have frequent habits like swimming or burying. Very well known and visited by people, this environment suffers a lot of impact because of the garbage that is left on its sand.
Sharptail eel - Myrichthys breviceps
Species of fish that occur from the western Atlantic to the north of South America, commonly found in shallow water up to 9 m deep, near the clean waters of the reefs. It feeds mainly on crabs, and can reach 102 cm length. The sharptail eel has a serpentiform body, burying itself many times to catch a distracted prey.
Goldspotted eel - Myrichthys ocellatus
A species of fish that occur in tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. In Brazil it occurs from the north to the southeast. It is found in the bottom of shallow coastal waters near islands and in rocky or coral areas. It is solitary and has nocturnal habits, feeding basically of crabs and fish. Its serpentiform body can reach 102 cm in length. It is common to see the goldspotted eel with its body partially buried to camouflage itself and to catch prey that passes by.