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Etymology: Ichthyapus: Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, a = without + Greek, pous = feet; keramanus: Named for Kerama Island.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 50 m (Ref. 13667). Temperate
Western Pacific: known only from Kerama Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Common length : 27.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13667)
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Machida, Y., H. Hashimoto and T. Yamakawa, 1997. Apterichtus keramanus, a new snake eel from Okinawa, southern Japan (Ophichthinae, Ophichthidae). Ichthyol. Res. 44(1):27-33. (Ref. 13667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00212), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100). 🛈 |