Pacific sailfin eel

Paraletharchus pacificus

Fish Reaching Eighty One Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Pacific sailfin eel is known around Eastern Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 81 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Paraletharchus
Maximum length: 81 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Costa Rica.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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