Clarion snake eel

The Clarion snake eel^[2] (Myrichthys pantostigmius) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Ernest Alexander McGregor in 1898.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.^[3][1] It inhabits shallow waters - at a maximum depth of 20 metres - and is found around rocks and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 49.4 centimetres (19.4 in).^[3]

Clarion snake eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrichthys
Species:	M. pantostigmius
Binomial name
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898

Following an assessment carried out on 22 May 2007, due to a lack of known threats and a lack of observed population decline, the Clarion snake eel was listed in the IUCN redlist as Least Concern in 2010.^[1]