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Apterichtus klazingai

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Species of fish

Apterichtus klazingai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: A. klazingai
Binomial name
Apterichtus klazingai
(Weber, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Sphagebranchus klazingai M. C. W. Weber, 1913
  • Apterichthys klazingai (Weber, 1913)
  • Apterichtus klanzingai (Weber, 1913)

The sharpsnout snake eel (Apterichtus klazingai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913. 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).

The sharpsnout snake eel's diet consists of crabs, shrimp, and bony fish.

References

  1. Synonyms of Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Weber, M., 1913 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.
Taxon identifiers
Apterichtus klazingai


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