Panama sand-eel
| Panama sand-eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. panamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 | |
The Panama sand-eel (Bascanichthys panamensis, also known as the Panamic sand-eel in Mexico[1]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Seth Eugene Meek and Samuel Frederick Hildebrand in 1923.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. It dwells at a maximum depth of 30 metres (98 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments, sometimes in estuaries and mangroves.[4] Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in).[2]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the Panama sand-eel as Least Concern, due to a lack of major threats and observed population decline. It notes, however, that coastal development in its range could prove problematic for the species.[4]
References
- ↑ Common names of Bascanichthys panamensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Bascanichthys panamensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Meek, S. E. and S. F. Hildebrand, 1923 (20 Dec.) [ref. 2963] The marine fishes of Panama. Part I. Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215): i-xi + 1-330, Pls. 1-24.
- 1 2 Bascanichthys panamensis at the IUCN redlist.