Western Atlantic finless eel
| Western Atlantic finless eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Apterichtus |
| Species: | A. kendalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert, 1891) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The Western Atlantic finless eel (Apterichtus kendalli, also known as the Finless eel[3]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.[5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA; the western Bahamas, Venezuela, and St. Helena Island. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 400 metres (9.8 to 1,312.3 ft), and forms burrows in sandy sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).[4]
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Western Atlantic finless eel as Least Concern.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Apterichtus kendalli at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Apterichtus kendalli at the IUCN redlist.
- ↑ Common names for Apterichtus kendalli at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Apterichtus kendalli at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Gilbert, C. H., 1891 [ref. 18113] Description of a new species of eel (Sphagebranchus kendalli). Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 9: 310.
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