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Pacific snake-eel : ウィキペディア英語版 | Pacific snake-eel
The Pacific snake-eel (''Ophichthus triserialis'', also known as the Spotted snake eel in the United States〔(Common names of ''Ophichthus triserialis'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).〔(''Ophichthus triserialis'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus ''Muraenopsis''.〔Kaup, J. J., 1856 (2573 ) ''Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum.'' London. 1-163, Pls. 1-19.〕 It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including California, USA, Peru, the Gulf of California, Mexico, the Galapagos Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.〔〔(''Ophichthus triserialis'' ) at the IUCN redlist.〕 It dwells at a maximum depth of , and forms burrows in mud and sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of , but more commonly reach a TL of .〔 The species epithet "''triserialis''" means "three-rowed" in Latin, and refers to the eel's spotted pattern.〔 The Pacific snake-eel's diet consists of bony fish, shrimp and bivalves.〔(Food items reported for ''Ophichthus triserialis'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 It is frequently captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers, but is usually discarded.〔 Due to its wide distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Pacific snake eel as Least Concern.〔 ==References==
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