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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish.
More on author: Kaup.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte ? - 75 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Eastern Central Atlantic: Guinea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.9 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4455)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.7, head 14, and body depth 67-100 in total length; preopercular pores 4 pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth conical and uniserial on jaws and vomer (with 2-3 teeth); color of body in preservative, ochre and slightly darker dorsally; total vertebrae 129-132 (Ref. 101270).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |