Sailfin snake-eel
Species of fish
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The Sailfin snake-eel (Letharchus rosenblatti) also known as the Black sailfin eel in Mexico,[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico.[5] It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 17 metres (0 to 56 ft), and inhabits sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 31 centimetres (12 in).[3]
| Sailfin snake-eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Letharchus |
| Species: | L. rosenblatti |
| Binomial name | |
| Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker, 1974 | |
Due to a lack of known major threats and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sailfin snake-eel as Least Concern.[5]
