Johnston snake eel
Johnston snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Schultzidia |
Species: | S. johnstonensis |
Binomial name | |
Schultzidia johnstonensis (Schultz & Woods, 1949) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Johnston snake eel (Schultzidia johnstonensis, also known as the Peppered worm eel in Micronesia and Hawaii[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific region, including the Chagos Islands, Hawaii, the Marquesan Islands, the Society Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia. It dwells at a depth range of 2–23 metres, and inhabits sand sediments in coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres.[3]
The Johnston snake eel's diet consists of crabs, prawns, and small finfish.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Schultz, L. P. and L. P. Woods, 1949 [ref. 10179] Keys to the genera of echelid eels and the species of Muraenichthys of the Pacific, with two new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 39 (no. 5): 169-174.
- ↑ Food items reported for Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
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