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Maimed snake eel
Muraenichthys schultzei
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maimed snake eel
- Scientific
- Muraenichthys schultzei
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (total length); commonly 8 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 19 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small, thin worm eel, usually under 10 cm but reaching about 24 cm, which burrows in soft bottoms on reef flats and in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Muraenichthys-schultzei.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.