Malabar Snake Eel, Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino 2015
Illustration of the head of the holotype of the Malabar Snake Eel, Apterichtus malabar, AMS I.19426-001, from off Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales. Source: Fig. 1, in McCosker & Hibino (2015) Zootaxa 3941(1): 49-78. License: All rights reserved
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Apterichtus malabar in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5213
Malabar Snake Eel, Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino 2015
More Info
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Distribution |
Known only from the type specimens collected off Malabar, New South Wales, at 44–66 m depth. |
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Features |
Vertebrae 155-162. Body depth 52-77 in total length (TL); tail 1.9-2.2 in TL; head 18-19 in TL; preopercular pores 3, pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer, vomerine teeth 6. |
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Etymology |
The species is named malabar in reference to Malabar, New South Wales, the type locality of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino 2015, Zootaxa 3941(1): 67, fig. 11, 12. Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, off Malabar (33°58’S, 151°17’E), Sta. 3 Malabar Benthic Survey, 66 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Malabar Snake Eel, Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino 2015
References
McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. 2015. A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 3941(1): 49-78. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.2Abstract
