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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 75 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Eastern Central Atlantic: Guinea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4455)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
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).
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).