Johnston snake eel

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]

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'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. 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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