Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
European finless eel
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Apterichtus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 4455). Subtropical; 46°N - 4°S, 32°W - 17°E
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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).
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
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Bauchot, M.-L., 1986. Ophichthidae (including Echelidae). p. 577-585. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 2. UNESCO, Paris.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00127 (-0.19979 - 0.20234), b=2.94 (2.83 - 3.05), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.1 ±0.64 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100) .