| Citación | McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2005, Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species.. Zootaxa 800:1-11. |
| Referencia | McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2005 |
| Página | 2;pl.1a;fig.1-2;tab.1-2 |
| Nombre utilizado como válido | Apterichtus australis |
| Comentario | depth range; |
| Localidad | Rapa, off Hiri Bay, BPBM 12306. |
| Distribución | South Pacific: island groups of Rapa, Pitcairn, Easter and Kermadec. |
| Cita | 12-100 m; holotype at 30 m; over sand with associated rock and coral reef bottoms; |