| Letharchus aliculatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Letharchus |
| Species: | L. aliculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974 | |
Letharchus aliculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0 to 1 metre (0.0 to 3.3 ft), and inhabit sand sediments and rock tides. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in).
References
- McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Letharchus aliculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199021A2550842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199021A2550842.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Letharchus aliculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- McCosker, J. E., 1974 (18 Oct.) A revision of the ophichthid eel genus Letharchus. Copeia 1974 (no. 3): 619-629.
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| Letharchus aliculatus | |
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