| 词条 | Yellow snake-eel |
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| image = | taxon = Ophichthus zophochir | authority = Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | synonyms_ref = [1] | synonyms =
}} The yellow snake-eel (Ophichthus zophochir, also known as the charmed snake eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882.[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and the United States.[5] It dwells at a depth range of {{convert|1|to|110|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and forms burrows in rocky and sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of {{convert|88|cm|in|abbr=on}}, but more commonly reach a length of {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}}.[3] The species epithet zophochir, derived from the Greek term for "dark hand", refers to the dark colouring of the eel's pectoral fin.[3] Its diet consists of bony fish and clams.[6] Due to its wide distribution in the eastern Pacific, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the yellow snake-eel as Least Concern.[5] References1. ^Synonyms of Ophichthus zophochir at www.fishbase.org. {{Taxonbar|from=Q6412408}}{{Ophichthidae-stub}}2. ^Common names of Ophichthus zophochir at www.fishbase.org. 3. ^1 2 Ophichthus zophochir at www.fishbase.org. 4. ^Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (6 Apr.) [ref. 2470] Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237): 338-365. 5. ^1 Ophichthus zophochir at the IUCN redlist. 6. ^Food items reported for Ophichthus zophochir at www.fishbase.org. 2 : Fish described in 1882|Ophichthus |
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