Letharchus aliculatus

Letharchus aliculatus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Letharchus aliculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Letharchus
Maximum length: 21.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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