Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish.; nariculus: Named for its minute anterior nostrils..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 28 - 30 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Indonesia (Ambon).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101270)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 137. This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8, head 16, and body depth 60 in total length; preopercular pores 3, pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth are conical, uniserial on jaws; one pair on vomer; anterior nostril non-tubular, flush with underside of snout; body mostly pale in preservative, few pale brown spots on head, the diameter less than eye diameter; and preanal vertebrae 60, total 137 (Ref. 101270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E. and Y. Hibino, 2015. A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 3941(1):49-78. (Ref. 101270)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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