''Apterichtus'' is a
genus of
fish in the
family Ophichthidae (snake eels). Many of its species are called finless eels.
The name literally means "finless fish" in Greek, from (‘no-fins’ <
privative ''a'' + ) and (‘fish’).
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Apterichtus anguiformis''
( W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Slender finless eel)
* ''
Apterichtus ansp
''Apterichtus ansp'', the Academy eel, is a species of snake eel native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, United States through the Bahamas to Brazil. It is known to dwell down to a maximum depth of , and leads a benthic lifestyl ...
''
( J. E. Böhlke, 1968) (Academy finless eel)
* ''
Apterichtus australis''
McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2005
* ''
Apterichtus caecus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) (European finless eel)
* ''
Apterichtus dunalailai''
McCosker & Hibino, 2015 [McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (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.'']
* ''
Apterichtus equatorialis''
( G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Equatorial finless eel)
* ''
Apterichtus flavicaudus''
( Snyder, 1904)
* ''
Apterichtus gracilis''
( Kaup, 1856)
* ''
Apterichtus hatookai''
Hibino, Shibata & Kimura, 2014 (Orange-blotched finless eel)
[Hibino, Y., Shibata, J.-y. & Kimura, S. (2014): Description of a new snake eel, ''Apterichtus hatookai'' sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the Pacific coast of Japan. ''Ichthyological Research, 61 (4): 317-321.'']
* ''
Apterichtus jeffwilliamsi''
McCosker & Hibino, 2015 [
* '' Apterichtus kendalli'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (Western Atlantic finless eel)
* '' Apterichtus klazingai'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Sharp-snout finless eel)
* '' Apterichtus malabar'' McCosker & Hibino, 2015 ][
* '' Apterichtus monodi'' ( C. Roux, 1966)
* '' Apterichtus moseri'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
* '' Apterichtus mysi'' McCosker & Hibino, 2015 ][
* '' Apterichtus nariculus'' McCosker & Hibino, 2015 ][
* '' Apterichtus orientalis'' Machida & Ohta, 1994
* '' Apterichtus succinus'' Hibino, McCosker & Kimura, 2016 ][Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2016): A new species of ''Apterichtus'' (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Marquesas Islands. ''Zootaxa, 4117 (1): 146–150.'']
References
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Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril