Apterichtus equatorialis finless eel

Apterichtus equatorialis is commonly referred to as finless eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Apterichtus equatorialis
German:: Equatorialer Schlangenaal
English:: Finless Eel

Category:: Slangeål

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Apterichtus (Genus) > equatorialis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Myers & Wade, ), 1941

Occurrence:: Columbia, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Panama
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 46.4 °F - 64.4 °F (8°C - 18°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Apterichtus anguiformis
Schlanker Flossenloser Schlangenaal
Apterichtus ansp
Apterichtus australis
Apterichtus caecus
Europäischer Flossenloser Schlangenaal
Apterichtus equatorialis
Equatorialer Schlangenaal
Apterichtus flavicaudus
Apterichtus gracilis
Apterichtus hatookai
Apterichtus kendalli
Apterichtus keramanus
Apterichtus klazingai
Schlangenaal
Apterichtus monodi
Apterichtus moseri
Apterichtus orientalis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-06-02 08:41:01
Last edit:: 2013-06-02 08:41:01

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Apterichtus equatorialis (Myers and Wade, 1941)

Apterichtus equatorialis, also known as the finless eel, is found in the Eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to southern Colombia, including the Clipperton and Galapagos Islands. They inhabits sandy and muddy substrate, from shallow waters up to a depth of 145 m.

The finless eel is pale creamy yellow, with small, irregular brown spots on head and a brown stripe along mid-side.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ophichthinae (Subfamily) > Apterichtus (Genus)

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