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Summary for Apterichtus caecus Larvae
European finless eel

Apterichtus  caecus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Ophichthidae (Snake eels)			( not available )
Order:	Anguilliformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	European finless eel
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Balearic Island, and probably all western Mediterranean, includes the Azores; and from the Gulf of Guinea, based only on one adult and a larvae (Ref. 4455).
Adult biology:	Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
Diagnosis:	Very short dorsal fin, 5-6 sublateral caudal spots. At 12 mm 5 abdominal spots, last one before anus, 1 anal spot, and caudal pigment. 160-163 myom. incl. 74-79 preanal. Later 10-19 abdominal; 148-159 myomer. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 46°N - 4°S
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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