Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Ophichthidae > Apterichtus > Apterichtus klazingai

Apterichtus klazingai (Snake-eel; Sharpsnout snake-eel; Sharpsnout snake eel)

Synonyms: Apterichthys klazingai; Apterichtus klanzingai; Sphagebranchus klazingai
Language: Afrikaans; Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sharpsnout snake eel (Apterichtus klazingai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including East Africa, the Marshall Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 25 metres (33 to 82 ft), and lives in congregations in confined regions of sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in). The Sharpsnout snake eel's diet consists of crabs, shrimp, and bony fish.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0