The Sailfin eel (Paraletharchus pacificus, also known commonly as the Pacific sailfin eel in Mexico[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Raymond Carroll Osburn and John Treadwell Nichols in 1916, originally under the genus Letharchus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived), including Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama.[5] It is known to dwell at a depth of 35 metres (115 ft), and inhabits rock and sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 81 centimetres (32 in).[3]
Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sailfin eel as Least Concern.[5]
The Sailfin eel (Paraletharchus pacificus, also known commonly as the Pacific sailfin eel in Mexico) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Raymond Carroll Osburn and John Treadwell Nichols in 1916, originally under the genus Letharchus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived), including Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama. It is known to dwell at a depth of 35 metres (115 ft), and inhabits rock and sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 81 centimetres (32 in).
Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sailfin eel as Least Concern.
Paraletharchus pacificus Paraletharchus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Paraletharchus pacificus Paraletharchus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Paraletharchus pacificus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1916 door Osburn & Nichols.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als niet bedreigd, beoordelingsjaar 2007.[1]
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太平洋副麗蛇鰻，為輻鰭魚綱鰻鱺目糯鰻亞目蛇鰻科的其中一種，分布於中東太平洋區，從加利福尼亞灣至哥斯大黎加海域，棲息深度可達35公尺，體長可達81公分，棲息在沙底質或岩石底質海域，為底棲性魚類，屬肉食性。
