Slender finless eel

Apterichtus anguiformis

Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
West Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Apterichtus anguiformis, the slender finless eel, is a species of snake eel (family Ophichthidae). It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the western Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, and Cape Verde.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Maximum length: 49.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean coast of Israel; from Utica Island, southern Tyrrhenian Sea;, from Madeira, the Canary and Cape Verde Islands; possibly from Angola.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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