Apterichtus klazingai

The sharpsnout snake eel^[2] (Apterichtus klazingai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including East Africa, the Marshall Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 25 metres (33 to 82 ft), and lives in congregations in confined regions of sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).^[3]

Apterichtus klazingai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Apterichtus
Species:	A. klazingai
Binomial name
Apterichtus klazingai (Weber, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
Sphagebranchus klazingai M. C. W. Weber, 1913 Apterichthys klazingai (Weber, 1913) Apterichtus klanzingai (Weber, 1913)

The sharpsnout snake eel's diet consists of crabs, shrimp, and bony fish.^[5]