Aimed Snake Eel
Muraenichthys schultzei
- Usual depth1–19 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
The Maimed snake eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. 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. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 13 metres, 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).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–19 m · Deepest record: 208 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Aimed Snake Eel, Bleeker's Worm-eel, Java Worm Eel, Maimed snake eel, Schultz's Worm Eel
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Tieso Manco
- French
- Serpenton manchot
- Japanese
- Minamimimizuanago, ミナミミミズアナゴ
Other scientific names: Muraenichthys schultzi, Muraenichthys schulzei
Similar species
- Longfinned Worm Eel
Muraenichthys gymnopterus
- Thomponson's Worm Eel
Muraenichthys thompsoni
- Saddled snake-eel
Leiuranus semicinctus
- Harlequin snake-eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
- Tiger snake-eel
Myrichthys maculosus
Stargazer Snake EelBrachysomophis cirrocheilos
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1857 to 2016.
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