Lethogoleos andersoni, Forgetful snake eel

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Lethogoleos andersoni McCosker & Böhlke, 1982

Forgetful snake eel
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Lethogoleos: Greek, letheia = apathetic + Greek, goleos = cave (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: McCosker & Böhlke.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 146 m (Ref. 58018). Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: off South Carolina, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

McAllister, D.E., 1990. A working list of fishes of the world. Copies available from D.E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4, Canada. 2661 p. plus 1270 p. Index. (Ref. 27116)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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