Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5083.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5818198
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scientific name	Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852
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Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 View in CoL .

Speckled Worm Eel; Tieso Gusano, Safío Pecoso.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern North Carolina, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ma (Atlantic), 0– 3 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 989; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2843; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).