Johnston snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Schultzidia
Species:
S. johnstonensis
Binomial name
Schultzidia johnstonensis
(Schultz & Woods, 1949)
Synonyms[2]
  • Muraenichthys johnstonensis Schultz & Woods, 1949

The Johnston snake eel (Schultzidia johnstonensis), also known as the peppered worm eel in Micronesia and Hawaii[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949.[5] 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 m, and inhabits sand sediments in coral reefs. It can reach a maximum total length of 35 cm.[4]

The Johnston snake eel's diet consists of crabs, prawns, and small finfish.[6]

References

  1. ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Schultzidia johnstonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198988A2547287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198988A2547287.en. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Common names for Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 1 2 Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Food items reported for Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.


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