Indifferent eel
| Indifferent eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ethadophis |
| Species: | E. akkistikos |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethadophis akkistikos McCosker & Böhlke, 1984 | |
The Indifferent eel[1] (Ethadophis akkistikos) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Panama, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Texas, USA.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 55 to 58 metres (180 to 190 ft).[2]
The Indifferent eel is currently listed as Data Deficient at the IUCN redlist, due to there being few known specimens, and thereby a lack of certain information on the extent of its distribution and possible threats.[4]
References
- ↑ Common names for Ethadophis akkistikos at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ethadophis akkistikos at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 5316] A review of the snake eel genera Gordiichthys and Ethadophis, with descriptions of new species and comments on related Atlantic bascanichthyins (Pisces: Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 32-44.
- 1 2 Ethadophis akkistikos at the IUCN redlist.
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