''Apterichtus anguiformis'', the slender finless eel,Common names for ''Apterichtus anguiformis''
at www.fishbase.org. is a species of

snake eel Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their ...

(family Ophichthidae). It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877.Peters, W. (C. H.), 1877 ef. 3454''Übersicht der während der von 1874 bis 1876 unter der Commando des Hrn. Capitän z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgeführten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralität der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften übersandten Fische.'' Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss schenAkademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 831-854. It is a

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...

eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the western Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, and

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

. It dwells at a depth range of and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the

continental shelf A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island ...

. Males can reach a maximum total length of .

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anguiformis Fish described in 1877 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{Ophichthidae-stub