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Apterichtus jeffwilliamsi McCosker & Hibino, 2015
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish; jeffwilliamsi: Named for Jeffrey T. Williams (National Museum of Natural History, USNM).
Eponymy: Dr Jeffrey T Williams. (See Williams) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish; jeffwilliamsi: Named for Jeffrey T. Williams (National Museum of Natural History, USNM).
Eponymy: Dr Jeffrey T Williams. (See Williams) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 4 - 16 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
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Western Central Pacific: Vanuatu.
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Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm TL (female)
Max length : 30.5 cm TL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 138 - 142. This species is distinguished by the following by the following characters: tail 1.7-1.8, head 13-16, and body depth 65-73 in total length; preopercular pores 4, supratemporal canal with 5-9 pores; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer; and with a single vomerine tooth; anterior nostril non-tubular, a hole; snout is sharp, slope approximately 30° relative to underside;
body colouration pinkish white, with numerous brown to orange spots that are less than eye diameter; MVF 58-140, total vertebrae 138-142 (Ref. 101270).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Captured over a rippled sand bottom. The largest female specimen (30.5 cm TL) was with ripened eggs, 0.7-0.9 mm in diameter (Ref. 101270).
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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)
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