FB-58262 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58262 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gymnotiformes Sternopygidae Sternopygus Sternopygus castroi Triques, 2000 Hawaiian spotted snake eel Magnificent snake eel Tore odaangerjas Puhi la'au Ophichthus stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882 Ophichthys stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882 Pisoodonophis magnifica Abbott, 1860 2001-08-13 2021-10-22 Randall, J.E.0 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441) Randall, J.E.0 Shore fishes of Hawai'i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p. (Ref. 26145) Myers, R.F.0 Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 2000. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 2000. (Ref. 36656) McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt0 A revision of the snake eel genus <i>Myrichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new eastern Pacific species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(8):153-169. (Ref. 40867) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) Mundy, B.C.0 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 02 July 2013. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 93826) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) FB-GeneralDescr-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-08-14 00:00:00 2007-06-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Common in shallow water and occasionally at the surface over sand and coral (Ref. 40867). Benthic in crevices and on sandy or rocky substrata (Ref. 58302). Randall, J.E. 1996 Shore fishes of Hawai'i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p. (Ref. 26145) FB-DiagnosticDescr-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 Body moderately elongate, depth 32-45 in TL; yellow to tan with brown to brownish-black spots, variable in size but about equal to or smaller than eye, the spots becoming more numerous in larger specimens. Pectoral fin length less than its base, about 2 in snout (Ref. 40867). McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt 1993 A revision of the snake eel genus <i>Myrichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new eastern Pacific species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(8):153-169. (Ref. 40867) FB-Morphology-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Vertebrae: 177 - 183 McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt 1993 A revision of the snake eel genus <i>Myrichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new eastern Pacific species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(8):153-169. (Ref. 40867) FB-Distribution-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-08-14 00:00:00 2023-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Island, the Leeward Islands, and Midway Atoll. McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt 1993 A revision of the snake eel genus <i>Myrichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new eastern Pacific species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(8):153-169. (Ref. 40867) FB-Size-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-08-14 00:00:00 2007-06-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 78.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26145)) Randall, J.E. 1996 Shore fishes of Hawai'i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p. (Ref. 26145) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-58269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2001-08-14 00:00:00 2007-06-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58269 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 262 m (Ref. 58302) Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)