Predation on the invasive swimming crab Charybdis hellerii (Crustacea, Decapoda) by Myrichthys ocellatus (Actinopterygii, Ophichthidae): the first record of consumption by a native fish

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Figure 1. The goldspotted eel Myrichthys ocellatus, a novel predator of Charybdis hellerii (a). Location of collection sites, Catuama and Tamandaré beaches in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (b)

Figure 2. Dorsal and ventral views of the Charybdis hellerii juvenile specimens found in Myrichthys ocellatus stomach contents at Catuama and Tamandaré beaches in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. a) female b) male. Scale bars denote 1 cm