Classification / Names
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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish; dunalailai: Named after the Fijian name for a 'small eel'; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 291 - 450 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Central Pacific: Vanuatu and Fiji.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 101270)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 160. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8-2.0, head 16-17, and body depth 71 in total length; preopercular pores 3 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth are conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer, with 2-3 vomerine teeth; colouration, when preserved body is mostly pale with a fine brown sparse speckling on body and tail; MVF 70-160, total vertebrae 160 (Ref. 101270).
Specimens caught using a benthic dredge. One paratype with the tail missing is assumed to be approximately 33 cm TL by extrapolation (Ref. 101270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Outils
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