Echelus pachyrhynchus

Echelus pachyrhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Echelus
Species:	E. pachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
Myrus pachyrhynchus Vaillant, 1888

Echelus pachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, Cape Verde, and Namibia. It dwells at a depth range of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft), and inhabits burrows in mud or sand on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.5 cm (19.1 in).^[2]

Echelus pachyrhynchus feeds primarily on bony fish.^[4]

1. ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Echelus pachyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T199314A2581715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199314A2581715.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Echelus pachyrhynchus". FishBase. November 2024 version.
3. ^ Vaillant, L. L., 1888 [ref. 4496] Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Poissons. Paris. 1-406, Pls. 1-28.
4. ^ Food items reported for Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.

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