Animalia > Chordata > Synbranchiformes > Synbranchidae > Ophisternon > Ophisternon infernale

Ophisternon infernale (Blind swamp eel; Anguila Ciega)

Synonyms: Furmastix infernalis; Pluto infernalis; Synbranchus infernalis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blind swamp eel (Ophisternon infernale) is a species of fish in the Synbranchidae family. It is endemic to Mexico where it lives in cave systems and is known in Spanish as the anguila ciega. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as "endangered".
View Wikipedia Record: Ophisternon infernale

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Ophisternon infernale

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  
Reserva Especial de la Biosfera Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve VI 202424 Mexico  
Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve VI 149920 Mexico    

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0