The Smallfin worm-eel (Pseudomyrophis micropinna, also known as the Plain worm eel[1]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Nicaragua, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 100 to 200 metres (330 to 660 ft), and inhabits sediments of mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 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: | Pseudomyrophis |
| Species: | P. micropinna
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomyrophis micropinna Wade, 1946
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Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Smallfin worm-eel as Least Concern.[4]
References edit
- ^ Common names of Pseudomyrophis micropinna at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Pseudomyrophis micropinna at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Wade, C. B., 1946 (16 Dec.) [ref. 4542] Two new genera and five new species of apodal fishes from the eastern Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 7): 181-213, Pls. 24-28.
- ^ a b Pseudomyrophis micropinna at the IUCN redlist.
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