''Ichthyapus insularis'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae ("snake eels").''Ichthyapus insularis''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by

John E. McCosker John Edward McCosker is an American ichthyologist and as has been part of expeditions to many countries such as Antarctic, Australia, and the Galapagos. After extensive study and ten expeditions he is one of the foremost experts on the Galapag ...

in 2004.McCosker, J. E., 2004 (23 Apr.) ef. 27619''A new species of finless snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Ascension Island, with comments on Ichthyapus acutirostris.'' Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 55 (no. 7): 169-173. It is a tropical

saltwater eel The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family inc ...

found only around

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory o ...

in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of and lives among rocks and sand. Males can reach a total length of . The species epithet "''insularis''", meaning "island" in Latin, refers to Ascension Island, to which ''I. insularis'' seems to be endemic.

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Ophichthidae Fish described in 2004 {{Ophichthidae-stub