Pi312 Muraenichthys schultzei (Maimed snake eel)

 

Pi312   Muraenichthys schultzei (Maimed snake eel)

Phylum              : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Anguilliformes

Family             : Ophichthidae

Genus              : Muraenichthys

Species            : Muraenichthys schultzei

 Description:

The Maimed snake eel (Muraenichthys schultzei, also known as the Aimed snake eel, the Bleeker's worm-eel, or the Schultz's worm eel. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 13 metres (3.3 to 42.7 ft), and inhabits coral reefs and lagoons, where it forms burrows in soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 8 centimetres (3.1 in). Found in reef flats and lagoons to at least 13 m. Burrows in soft bottoms