Finless eel

Finless eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: A. equatorialis
Binomial name
Apterichtus equatorialis
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caecula equatorialis G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941
  • Caecula gymnocelus J. E. Böhlke, 1953
  • Apterichtus gymnocelus (J. E. Böhlke, 1953)

Apterichtus equatorialis, the Finless eel or the Equatorial eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to Panama and around the Galapagos Islands. This species can be found at depths of from 106 to 125 metres (348 to 410 ft) inhabiting areas with bottoms of sand or mud. This species can reach a length of 27 centimetres (11 in) TL.[3]

Due to its wide distribution in the eastern Pacific, a lack of known threats, and a lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Finless eel as Least Concern. No conservation actions have been taken specifically for the species, but it inhabits a number of marine protected areas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 McCosker, J., Béarez, P., Bernal, O. & Lea, B. 2010. Apterichtus equatorialis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Apterichtus equatorialis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Apterichtus equatorialis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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