About the presence of the family Heterenchelyidae, mud eels, in the Pacific coast of Mexico

Authors

  • ALBERT M. VANDER HEIDEN
  • HÉCTOR G. PLASCENCIA GONZÁLEZ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2006.001.324

Keywords:

Pythonichthys asodes, Pacific mud eel, range extension, geographical distribution, Gulf of California, Sinaloa, eastern Pacific

Abstract

THREE MUD EEL SPECIMENS OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL COAST OF SINALOA, MEXICO, WERE IDENTIFIED AS PYTHONICHTHYS ASODES AND COMPARED WITH TYPE MATERIAL. ITS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION LIMIT WAS EXTENDED BY 11 LATITUDE DEGREES (CA. 2700 KM OF COASTLINE), FROM EL SALVADOR TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THE INDIVIDUALS EXAMINED ARE THE ONLY MUD EEL SPECIMENS KNOWN FROM MEXICO.

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Published

2006-06-01

How to Cite

VANDER HEIDEN, A. M., & PLASCENCIA GONZÁLEZ, H. G. (2006). About the presence of the family Heterenchelyidae, mud eels, in the Pacific coast of Mexico. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 77(001). https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2006.001.324

Issue

Vol. 77 No. 001: junio

Section

NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)