Ophichthus rugifer

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	ANGUILLIFORMES	OPHICHTHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ophichthus rugifer

Species Authority:

Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Common Name/s:

English

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Wrinkled snake-eel

Synonym/s:

Ophichthys biserialis Garman, 1899

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	McCosker, J., Béarez, P. & and Lea, B.
Reviewer/s:	Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B. & Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is found in the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. No major threats to this deep water species are known, and there is no current indication of population decline. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to the Galapagos and Cocos Islands (McCosker and Rosenblatt, 1998), and possibly Malpelo Island.
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica; Ecuador
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

Population:	No population information is available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This benthic species inhabits sand and rubble substrate to depths of 200m.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known for this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known specific conservation measures for this species. However, this species distribution falls fully within the Cocos and Galapagos Marine Protected Areas (WDPA 2006).

Conservation Actions:

There are no known specific conservation measures for this species. However, this species distribution falls fully within the Cocos and Galapagos Marine Protected Areas (WDPA 2006).

Citation:	McCosker, J., Béarez, P. & and Lea, B. 2010. Ophichthus rugifer. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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