The Marble-toothed snake-eel (Pisodonophis daspilotus, also known as the Blunt-toothed snake eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador.[5] It dwells in shallow waters at a maximum depth of 10 metres (33 ft), and inhabits sand and mud sediments and mangroves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 68 centimetres (27 in).[3]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the Marble-toothed snake eel as Near Threatened, due to the decline in mangroves in its range of habitat. The population of the Marble-toothed snake eel is estimated to have declined by 25% over a course of 10–15 years.[5]
The Marble-toothed snake-eel (Pisodonophis daspilotus, also known as the Blunt-toothed snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador. It dwells in shallow waters at a maximum depth of 10 metres (33 ft), and inhabits sand and mud sediments and mangroves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 68 centimetres (27 in).
The IUCN redlist currently lists the Marble-toothed snake eel as Near Threatened, due to the decline in mangroves in its range of habitat. The population of the Marble-toothed snake eel is estimated to have declined by 25% over a course of 10–15 years.
Pisodonophis daspilotus Pisodonophis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Pisodonophis daspilotus Pisodonophis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Pisodonophis daspilotus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1898 door Gilbert.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als Gevoelig, beoordelingsjaar 2007.[1]
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