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Apterichtus flavicaudus

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Species of fish

Apterichtus flavicaudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: A. flavicaudus
Binomial name
Apterichtus flavicaudus
(Snyder, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Sphagebranchus flavicaudus Snyder, 1904
  • Apterichtus flavicauda (Snyder, 1904)

Apterichtus flavicaudus, variously known as the orange snake eel, sharpnose sand eel or 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.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apterichtus flavicaudus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Apterichtus flavicaudus
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