© Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Pseudomyrophis micropinna Click on map for details about points. 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Pseudomyrophis micropinna © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Pseudomyrophis see all kinds   •  2 thumbnails  •  slide show Kinds Pseudomyrophis atlanticus Pseudomyrophis frio Pseudomyrophis fugesae, Diminutive Worm Eel Pseudomyrophis micropinna, Smallfin Worm-eel Pseudomyrophis nimius, Elongate Worm Eel español Overview Main identification features worm-like dorsal fin origin behind mid-trunk tail: ~2/3 total length flexible, tail fin obvious rear nostril: hole before eye pectoral tiny ( less than eye) PSEUDOMYROPHIS WORM-EELS Elongate, compressed; head and trunk shorter than tail; dorsal fin origin behind mid-trunk; pectoral fin tiny; dorsal and anal fins confluent with tail; snout broad, overhanging, without groove on underside; front nostril tubular, rear one an elongate slit before lower edge of eye; gill opening small, on underside; teeth small, conical. The tropical genus occurs only in the Atlantic (6 species) and eastern Pacific (2 endemic species, 1 undescribed). References Böhlke, E. B., 1989., Fishes of the Western North Atlantic., Sears Foundation for Marine Research1:655pp. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Rubio, E.A., 1988., Estudio taxonomico de la ictiofauna acompañante del camaron en areas costeras del Pacifico de Colombia., Memorias del VI Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :169-183. Wade, C.B., 1946., Two new genera and five new species of apodal fishes from the eastern Pacific., Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 9(7):181-213. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-30 03:18:43 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation