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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.; succinus: Name from Latin for amber, referring to its coloration and the shape of the head and nape markings..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 25 m (Ref. 108477). Tropical
Distribution
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Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongated with tail 1.8, head
14.8, and body depth 69.8 in total length; the tip of lower jaw is between verticals through anterior margin of eye and mid-eye; pores on preopercular 4 and supratemporal 5; jaws with conical teeth, uniserial, a single vomerine tooth; colour of head and breast white, body yellowish brown with numerous small orange-brown spots mainly larger than eye on head and nape but a few spots smaller than a half of eye; VF 54-133 (Ref. 108477).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and S. Kimura, 2016. A new species of Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Marquesas Islands. Zootaxa 4117(1):146-150. (Ref. 108477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), 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): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
