Ichthyapus keramanus
Appearance
Ichthyapus keramanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ichthyapus |
Species: | I. keramanus
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyapus keramanus | |
Synonyms | |
Apterichtus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 |
Ichthyapus keramanus is a species of snake eel native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is only known to occur around the Kerama Islands near Okinawa, Japan. It is known to occur at depths of from 25 to 50 metres (82 to 164 ft). This species can reach a length of 27.6 centimetres (10.9 in) TL. This species is placed in the genus Ichthyapus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.