Apterichtus Hatookai
''Apterichtus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), 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, privative ''a'' + ) and (‘fish’).

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: * ''Apterichtus anguiformis'' (Wilhelm Peters, W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Slender finless eel) * ''Apterichtus ansp'' (James Erwin Böhlke, J. E. Böhlke, 1968) (Academy finless eel) * ''Apterichtus australis'' John E. McCosker, McCosker & John Ernest Randall, J. E. Randall, 2005 * ''Apterichtus caecus'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) (European finless eel) * ''Apterichtus dunalailai'' John E. McCosker, McCosker & Yusuke Hibino, Hibino, 2015 McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless ...
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Apterichtus Caecus
''Apterichtus caecus'', the European finless eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the Azores to the Gulf of Guinea, and into the western Mediterranean including the Balearic Islands. It can be found on the continental shelf at depths of from living in burrows in mud or sand. It preys on other fishes as well as benthic invertebrates. Spawning for this species in the Mediterranean has been recorded in the early summer months of May and June. This species can reach a length of fish measurement, TL. References

Apterichtus, caecus Fish described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Ophichthidae-stub ...
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