Indifferent eel explained

The Indifferent eel^[1] (Ethadophis akkistikos) is a species of eels in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Panama, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Texas, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 55to.^[2]

The Indifferent eel is currently listed as Data Deficient at the IUCN redlist, due to there being few known specimens, and thereby a lack of certain information on the extent of its distribution and possible threats.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=53828&GenusName=Ethadophis&SpeciesName=akkistikos&StockCode=44646 Common names for Ethadophis akkistikos
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ethadophis-akkistikos.html Ethadophis akkistikos
3. McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 5316] A review of the snake eel genera Gordiichthys and Ethadophis, with descriptions of new species and comments on related Atlantic bascanichthyins (Pisces: Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 32-44.