Smallfin worm-eel

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]

Smallfin worm-eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pseudomyrophis
Species:
P. micropinna
Binomial name
Pseudomyrophis micropinna
Wade, 1946

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
  1. Common names of Pseudomyrophis micropinna at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Pseudomyrophis micropinna at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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.
  4. Pseudomyrophis micropinna at the IUCN redlist.


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