| Citation | 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. |
| Ref. | 75631 McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2005 |
| Page | 2;pl.1a;fig.1-2;tab.1-2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Apterichtus australis |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Rapa, off Hiri Bay, BPBM 12306. |
| Distribution | South Pacific: island groups of Rapa, Pitcairn, Easter and Kermadec. |
| Quote | 12-100 m; holotype at 30 m; over sand with associated rock and coral reef bottoms; |