Apterichtus flavicaudus
| Apterichtus flavicaudus | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Apterichtus |
| Species: | A. flavicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904) | |
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Apterichtus flavicaudus, variously known as the Orange snake eel, the Sharpnose sand eel or the Sharpnose snake eel, is a species of snake eel native to the Indian Ocean from the Seychelles to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 7 to 293 metres (23 to 961 ft) being particularly common in shallow coastal waters with sandy substrates in near vicinity to reefs. This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Apterichtus flavicaudus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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