Leuropharus

Leuropharus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
Species:	L. lasiops
Binomial name
Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970

Leuropharus lasiops, or the acned snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Leuropharus lasiops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T183753A8170370. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183753A8170370.en . Retrieved 13 November 2024.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leuropharus lasiops". FishBase . June 2011 version.