The Sooty sand-eel[1] (Bascanichthys bascanoides) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Raymond Carroll Osburn and John Treadwell Nichols in 1916.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica and Mexico. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 20 metres (66 ft), and inhabits sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 77 centimetres (30 in).[2]
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sooty sand-eel as Least Concern.[4]
The Sooty sand-eel (Bascanichthys bascanoides) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Raymond Carroll Osburn and John Treadwell Nichols in 1916. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica and Mexico. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 20 metres (66 ft), and inhabits sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 77 centimetres (30 in).
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sooty sand-eel as Least Concern.
