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Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Leuropharus lasiops 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features use genus Elongate, head and body compressed; tip of tail a hard finless point; dorsal and anal fins low but distinct; pectorals absent; dorsal fin origin on head, behind eye; gill openings oblique slits low on side, converging forwards; gill chamber a slightly expanded pouch; head, nape, snout and lower jaw densely covered with papillae; underside of pointed snout with complex folds but without central groove; anterior nostrils tubular, pointing down; rear nostril a slit in top lip under eye that opens into mouth; lateral line pores on head raised, larger than head papillae; teeth small and pointed, hidden in folds of skin, single row on jaws, none on roof of mouth, which is covered in papillae. Color in preservative brown, paler below, fins white. Size: 18 cm. Habitat: sandy bottoms. Depth: 55 m. Jalisco ( Mexico). Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos). Depth Range Max: 55 m. Depth Range Min: 5 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=20; Southern limit=20; Western limit=-106; Eastern limit=-105; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=1. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Mud; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 18 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Mexican province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References 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. Rosenblatt , R.H. and McCosker, J.E., 1970., A key to the genera of the ophichthid eels, with descriptions of two new genera and three new species from the eastern Pacific., Pac. Sci., 24:494-505. 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 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Leuropharus&speciesname=lasiops ---> http://193.10.57.59/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Leuropharus&speciesname=lasiops http://193.10.57.59/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Leuropharus&speciesname=lasiops ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Leuropharus&speciesname=lasiops https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Leuropharus&speciesname=lasiops ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Leuropharus-lasiops.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua)   About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments & Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload references Fish Watcher Related species Species in Leuropharus Species in Ophichthidae - Classification - Ophichthinae Ophichthidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia     Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker , 1970 Acned snake-eel Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Leuropharus lasiops Picture by FAO 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: Leuropharus: Greek, leyros, -a, -on = smooth + Greek, pharos, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335 ) . More on authors: Rosenblatt & McCosker . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal. Tropical; 20°N - 19°N Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9328 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Benthic, the only specimen was taken from a depth of 60 m. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt , 1995. Ophichthidae. Tiesos, serpentones. p. 1326-1341. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9328 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 22 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Allele frequencies Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00214), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Paris, France Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2023-10-03 01:14:34 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation