Maimed snake eel

Muraenichthys schultzei

Twenty Four Centimeters Eel

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The Maimed snake eel (Muraenichthys schultzei, also known as the Aimed snake eel, the Bleeker's worm-eel, or the Schultz's worm eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1857. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and Micronesia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Muraenichthys
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ), Red Sea (Ref. 33390 ) and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia; Caroline and Marshall islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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