Sooty sand-eel explained

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 20m (70feet), and inhabits sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 77cm (30inches).^[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]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13899&GenusName=Bascanichthys&SpeciesName=bascanoides&StockCode=13874 Common names of Bascanichthys bascanoides
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bascanichthys-bascanoides.html Bascanichthys bascanoides
3. Osburn, R. C. and J. T. Nichols, 1916 (26 May) [ref. 15062] Shore fishes collected by the "Albatross" expedition in Lower California, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16): 139-181.
4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/183550/0 Bascanichthys bascanoides