Description

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Vertebrae: 123 - 132. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.7-1.8, head 12-15, and body depth 43-53 in total length; preopercular pores 4 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer; vomerine teeth 3-4 ; body coloration is nearly uniform pale to tan, fresh specimens have a fine sprinkling of melanophores over the dorsal surface of the head and body, with pale areas behind eye and along lower jaw; MVF 54-128, total vertebrae 123-132 (Ref. 101270).

Common Names

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Hadař nassauský , Czech , Czechia

Academy eel , English , Bahamas

Academy eel , English , USA

Ameerika sileangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

小无鳍鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

小無鰭鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Apterichtus

Species: Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke, 1968)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: USA (from the Carolinas and southern Florida Keys), Bermuda, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles, and off Brazil.

Biology

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Burrows in sand in surf areas.

Habitat

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demersal