Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish; mysi: Named for Mysi Hoang, California Academy of Sciences; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Mysi Dang Hoang is a Curatorial and Administrative Assistant at the California Academy of Sciences. She was a co-author of Catalog of Fishes (1998). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 64 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands, Polynesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.1 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 146 - 153. This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongated with tail 2.2-2.4, head 17-18, and body depth 58-69 in total length; the snout is moderately pointed in lateral view, dorsal profile ca. 45-50° above lower jaw; preopercular pores 3, supratemporal canal with 3 pores; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer (5-6 vomerine teeth); colouration, body mostly pale in preservative, with fine brown speckling on the dorsal surface of body and tail; MVF 75-148, total vertebrae 146-153 (Ref. 101270).
Found over sand with associated rock and coral reef bottoms; captured using ichthyocides and dredges. The largest female specimen (30.1 cm TL) with eggs - 0.6-0.9 mm in diameter (Ref. 101270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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