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Ophisternon infernale

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SYNBRANCHIFORMES SYNBRANCHIDAE

Scientific Name: Ophisternon infernale
Species Authority: (Hubbs, 1938)
Common Name/s:
English – Blind Swamp Eel
Spanish – Anguila Ciega
Synonym/s:
Pluto infernalis Hubbs, 1938

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1ac+2c, B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Mexico
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Ophisternon infernale. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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