The Clarion snake eel[1] (Myrichthys pantostigmius) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Ernest Alexander McGregor in 1898.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[2][4] It inhabits shallow waters - at a maximum depth of 20 metres - and is found around rocks and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 49.4 centimetres.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys |
| Species: | M. pantostigmius
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| Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor, 1898
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In 2010, due to a lack of known threats and a lack of observed population decline, the Clarion snake eel was listed in the IUCN redlist as Least Concern.[4]
References edit
- ^ Common names for Myrichthys pantostigmius at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Myrichthys pantostigmius at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S. and B. W. Evermann, 1898 (26 Nov.) [ref. 2445] The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47: i-xxiv + 2183a-3136.
- ^ a b Myrichthys pantostigmius at the IUCN redlist.
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