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