Death-banded snake eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. frontalis
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus frontalis
Garman, 1899
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The death-banded snake eel [2] (Ophichthus frontalis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including the central Gulf of California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. [3] [5] It dwells at a depth range of 35–760 metres, and forms burrows in sandy and muddy bottoms. Males can reach a maximum total length of 86 centimetres. [3]
The species epithet "frontalis" is presumed to be derived from the Latin term for "forehead". [3] Due to its relatively wide distribution in the eastern Pacific region, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Death-banded snake-eel as Least Concern. [5]
Death-banded snake eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. frontalis
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus frontalis
Garman, 1899
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The death-banded snake eel [2] (Ophichthus frontalis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including the central Gulf of California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. [3] [5] It dwells at a depth range of 35–760 metres, and forms burrows in sandy and muddy bottoms. Males can reach a maximum total length of 86 centimetres. [3]
The species epithet "frontalis" is presumed to be derived from the Latin term for "forehead". [3] Due to its relatively wide distribution in the eastern Pacific region, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Death-banded snake-eel as Least Concern. [5]