FB-63830 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63830 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Lobocheilos Lobocheilos ixocheilos Kottelat & Tan, 2008 Snake eel South Pacific snake eel Lõuna-sileangerjas Apterichtus flavicaudus (non Snyder, 1904) Apterichtys australis McCosker & Randall, 2005 2008-05-06 2024-03-22 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Randall, J.E., C.L. Smith and M.N. Feinberg0 Report on fish collections from Rapa, French Polynesia. Am. Mus. Novit. 2966:1-44. (Ref. 10656) McCosker, J.E. and A.L. Stewart0 Additions to the New Zealand marine eel fauna with the description of a new moray, Anarchias supremus (Teleostei: Muraenidae), and comments on the identity of Gymnothorax griffini Whitley & Phillips. J. R. Soc. N. Z., 36(2):83-95. (Ref. 56888) McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall0 Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800:1-11. (Ref. 75631) Randall, J.E. and A. Cea0 Shore fishes of Easter Island. University of Hawai'i Press, 164 p. (Ref. 89467) McCosker, J.E. and Y. Hibino0 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) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) FB-pic-63838-50669 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2009-03-26 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 Paratype BPBM 30548 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Apaus_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Apaus_u5.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 11:55:36 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 Occurs over sand with associated rock and coral reef bottoms and collected with ichthyocides and dredges at depths between 12-100 m (Ref. 75631). Largest specimen examined, female at 57 cm TL (Ref. 101270). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 12:17:56 2017-04-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 An elongate, finless species of sphagebranchin ophichthine (sensu McCosker 1977) with: tail 45-57% and head 5-5.5% of total length; 3 preopercular pores and 3 pores in supratemporal canal; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer; body mostly pale in preservative, creamy dorsally and reddish-brown ventrally with light and dark head markings in life; and mean vertebral formula 82–164, total vertebrae 162–167. Anterior nostrilwithin an elongate tube, approximately 1/2 the diameter of the eye, its base about midsnoutand anterolaterally directed when viewed from above. Posterior nostril opens in outer lip beneath anterior margin of eye. Branchial openings low, ventral; branchial region modestly expanded, creating a bulbous region in posterior half of head (Ref. 75631). McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall 2005 Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800:1-11. (Ref. 75631) FB-Morphology-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 12:17:56 2017-04-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 Vertebrae: 162 - 167 McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall 2005 Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800:1-11. (Ref. 75631) FB-Distribution-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 12:12:02 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 Western Central Pacific: from Japan and the south Pacific island groups of Rapa, Pitcairn, Easter, New Zealand, and possibly Lord Howe. 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) FB-LifeCycle-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2008-05-12 11:55:36 2024-03-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=63838&StockCode=53976 Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 11:55:36 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75631)); 57 cm TL (female) McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall 2005 Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800:1-11. (Ref. 75631) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63838 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-05-12 11:55:36 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63838 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 12 - 100 m (Ref. 75631) McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall 2005 Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800:1-11. (Ref. 75631)