Sharpsnout snake eel

Sharpsnout snake eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: A. klazingai
Binomial name
Apterichtus klazingai
(Weber, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus klazingai M. C. W. Weber, 1913
  • Apterichthys klazingai (Weber, 1913)
  • Apterichtus klanzingai (Weber, 1913)

The Sharpsnout snake eel[2] (Apterichtus klazingai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including East Africa, the Marshall Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 25 metres (33 to 82 ft), and lives in congregations in confined regions of sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[3]

The Sharpsnout snake eel's diet consists of crabs, shrimp, and bony fish.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names for Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
  5. ↑ Food items reported for Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
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