Alternative names: Freckled snake eel, Callechelys lutea
The yellow-spotted snake eel is a marine eel that can be found in the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island and the French Frigate Shoals.It dwells deep in order to form burrows in the sand sediments.
In some occasions the yellow-spotted eel has been seen with its head protruding from the sand or it has been caught in the nest on surface.