Who are these guys?

[tursiops]

I'd ask this question (which snake eel is it?) on the BHB Facebook page.

 

[tursiops]

The only fish with a face like this in my old Humann & Deloach book is Blackspotted Eel, but it has not been reported in Florida.

The Blackspotted is in the REEF.org database for BHB.
Geographic Zone Report | Reef Environmental Education Foundation

It is also in the most recent H&DeL book, as "rare" for Florida.

 

[Dan]

1. Mantis or False Mantis?
2. 3 feet away from this shrimp there was a "tapir" looking out from his hole. The only fish with a face like this in my old Humann & Deloach book is Blackspotted Eel, but it has not been reported in Florida.

Just south of Blue Heron Bridge.View attachment 526705 View attachment 526706

1. Mantis Shrimp

2. Snake Eel

 

[tarponchik]

The Blackspotted is in the REEF.org database for BHB.
Geographic Zone Report | Reef Environmental Education Foundation

It is also in the most recent H&DeL book, as "rare" for Florida.

Thanks! But it looks more like the Blackpore eel, Ophichthus melanoporus. Or even more like Shrimp eel, Ophichthus gomesii. Note the golden eyes:

 

[tarponchik]

2. Snake Eel
View attachment 527522

Sure, he is one of them.

 

[WeRtheOcean]

I know the Sharptail Eels. They do not dig into the sand but crowl around the reefs. If you meant Spotted Snake Eel, Ophichthus ophis, it should have "dark spots on head and body" as distinctive feature. Though colors can vary, of course.

Shrimp eel? (Ophichthus gomesii)

 

[tarponchik]

Shrimp eel? (Ophichthus gomesii)

Yes, please see my comment above.