Myrichthys tigrinus

Myrichthys tigrinus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrichthys
Species:	M. tigrinus
Binomial name
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859

The spotted snake eel (Myrichthys tigrinus), also known as the tiger snake eel or the spotted tiger snake eel,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, and Peru.[1] It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 60 metres (0 to 200 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of mud and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 74 centimetres (29 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).[3]

The spotted snake-eel is of no commercial interest to fisheries.[3] Due to its wide distribution in the eastern Pacific, its lack of known threats and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern.[1]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Myrichthys tigrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184041A8226913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T184041A8226913.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.{{cite iucn}}: |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)
2. "Common names of Myrichthys tigrinus". fishbase.org.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myrichthys tigrinus". FishBase.

External links

• Photos of Myrichthys tigrinus on Sealife Collection