The Sailfin snake-eel (Letharchus rosenblatti, also known as the Black sailfin eel in Mexico[1]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974.[3] 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.[4] 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).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Letharchus |
| Species: | L. rosenblatti
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| Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker, 1974
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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.[4]
References edit
- ^ Common names of Letharchus rosenblatti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Letharchus rosenblatti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., 1974 (18 Oct.) [ref. 2933] A revision of the ophichthid eel genus Letharchus. Copeia 1974 (no. 3): 619-629.
- ^ a b Letharchus rosenblatti at the IUCN redlist.
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