Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Light tan with fine brown spots on head and throat (Ref. 3972). Lacks fins altogether (Ref. 1602).

Common Names

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Slangpaling , Afrikaans , South Africa

Hadař bandanský , Czech , Czechia

Sharpsnout snake eel , English , Australia

Sharpsnout snake eel , English , Micronesia

Sharpsnout snake eel , English , Hawaii

Sharpsnout snake-eel , English , Christmas I.

Snake-eel , English , South Africa

Teravnina-sileangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

克氏无鳍鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

克氏無鰭鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Apterichtus

Species: Apterichtus klazingai (Weber, 1913)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marshall Islands (Ref. 2334); reported from the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 58302) and Marqueses (Ref. 101270).

Biology

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Benthic (Ref. 58302). Forms congregations in confined sandy areas of sandy bottoms (Ref. 30874) where it buries itself using its pointed snout or its bony, sharp tail. May feed on small fishes, crabs, and prawns (Ref. 30874).

Habitat

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demersal