Spotted spoon-nose eel

The spotted spoon-nose eel[3] (Echiophis intertinctus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by John Richardson in 1848. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 100 m (330 ft), and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 150 cm (4 ft 11 in).[4]

Spotted spoon-nose eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Echiophis
Species:
E. intertinctus
Binomial name
Echiophis intertinctus
(Richardson, 1848)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophisurus intertinctus Richardson, 1848
  • Mystriophis interstinctus (Richardson, 1848)
  • Leptocephalus caudomaculatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902

References
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  1. McCosker, J. (2015). Echiophis intertinctus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199114A2560469.en
  2. Synonyms of Echiophis intertinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Echiophis intertinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Echiophis intertinctus at www.fishbase.org.


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