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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Schultzidia |
| Species: | S. johnstonensis
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The Johnston snake eel's diet consists of crabs, prawns, and small finfish.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Synonyms of Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Schultzidia johnstonensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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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