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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish; nariculus: Named for its minute anterior nostrils.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 28 - 30 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Indonesia (Ambon).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 101270)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 137. This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8, head 16, and body depth 60 in total length; preopercular pores 3, pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth are conical, uniserial on jaws; one pair on vomer; anterior nostril non-tubular, flush with underside of snout; body mostly pale in preservative, few pale brown spots on head, the diameter less than eye diameter; and preanal vertebrae 60, total 137 (Ref. 101270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).