Clarion snake eel
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Clarion snake eel (Myrichthys pantostigmius) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Ernest Alexander McGregor in 1898. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow waters - at a maximum depth of 20 metres - and is found around rocks and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 49.4 centimetres (19.4 in).
Following an assessment carried out on 22 May 2007, due to a lack of known threats and a lack of observed population decline, the Clarion snake eel was listed in the IUCN redlist as Least Concern in 2010.
Wikipedia contributors, Clarion snake eel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:11:24.036977+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor, 1898
- Name authority
- Jordan & McGregor, 1898
- Common name
- Clarion snake eel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Myrichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyOphichthidae Günther, 1870
- subfamilyOphichthinae Günther, 1870
- genusMyrichthys Girard, 1859
- speciesMyrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myrichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| goldspotted eelMyrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longfin spotted snake eelMyrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sharptail eelMyrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| harlequin snake-eelMyrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tiger snake-eelMyrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott, 1860) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tiger snake eelMyrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Evermann, B. W. (1898). The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 47: i–xxiv + 2183a–3136. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46755 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:458HV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.