Academy eel

Academy eel
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: A. ansp
Binomial name
Apterichtus ansp
(J. E. Böhlke, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
  • Verma ansp J. E. Böhlke, 1968

Apterichtus ansp, the Academy eel, is a species of snake eel native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA through the Bahamas to Brazil. It is known to dwell down to a maximum depth of 200 metres (660 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting burrows in the sand in surf areas. This species can reach a length of 54 centimetres (21 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Apterichtus ansp at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Apterichtus ansp" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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