finless eel

Apterichtus kendalli

Sixty Centimeters Eel of Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Apterichtus kendalli, the Western Atlantic finless eel or finless eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA; the western Bahamas, Venezuela, and St.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and western Bahamas to Venezuela. Eastern Atlantic: only one specimen from St. Helena Island (Ref. 4455 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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