Apterichtus klazingai | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
- Synonyms of Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
- Weber, M., 1913 Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
- Food items reported for Apterichtus klazingai at www.fishbase.org.
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