Letharchus aliculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0 to 1 metre (0.0 to 3.3 ft), and inhabit sand sediments and rock tides. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Letharchus |
| Species: | L. aliculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Letharchus aliculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199021A2550842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199021A2550842.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b Letharchus aliculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., 1974 (18 Oct.) [ref. 2933] A revision of the ophichthid eel genus Letharchus. Copeia 1974 (no. 3): 619-629.
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