Fringe-lipped worm-eel

The Fringe-lipped worm-eel^[2] (Schultzidia retropinnis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Taratara Island, Samar Island, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Solomon Island. It dwells at a maximum depth of 48 metres (157 ft), and inhabits benthic sand sediments in coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).^[3]

Fringe-lipped worm-eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Schultzidia
Species:	S. retropinnis
Binomial name
Schultzidia retropinnis (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
Muraenichthys retropinnis Fowler, 1934