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Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Apterichtus equatorialis © Copyright Roger Steene, 2006 · 0 Apterichtus equatorialis © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Apterichtus equatorialis 4 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features snout sharp, overhanging no fins tail tip = hard point nostrils: rear a slit on lip, front tubular pale Tail tip a hard finless point; all fins absent; gill openings under body, converging forward; snout very pointed, overhanging; teeth of jaws in 1 row, the largest between upper jaws; posterior nostril opening outside mouth, with a flap; anterior nostril tubular. Pale creamy yellow, with small, irregular brown spots on head and a brown stripe along mid-side. Size: grows to at least 30 cm. Habitat: sandy bottoms. Depth: 15-145 m. Western and SE Gulf of California to Colombia, Clipperton and the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 145 m. Depth Range Min: 15 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=30; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-114; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=32; Longitudinal range=36. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Sand & gravel; Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove). Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 30 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1997., An Annotated Checklist of the fishes of Clipperton Atoll, Tropical Eastern Pacific., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 45:813-843. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813. Myers , G.S. and Wade, C.B., 1941., Four new genera and ten new species of eels from the Pacific coast of tropical America., Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 9(4):65-111. Robertson , D.R. and Allen, G.A., 1996., Zoogeography of the shorefish fauna of Clipperton Atoll., Coral Reefs, 15:121-131. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Apterichtus&speciesname=equatorialis ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Apterichtus&speciesname=equatorialis http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Apterichtus&speciesname=equatorialis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Apterichtus&speciesname=equatorialis https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Apterichtus&speciesname=equatorialis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Apterichtus-equatorialis.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Apterichtus Species in    Ophichthidae - Classification - Ophichthinae Ophichthidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Apterichtus equatorialis ( Myers & Wade , 1941 ) Equatorial eel Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Apterichtus equatorialis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Apterichtus equatorialis Picture by Robertson, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτεÏ�όν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθÏ�Ï‚ (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish. . More on authors: Myers & Wade . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 134 m (Ref. 101270 ). Tropical; 29°N - 1°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: between the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 31.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101270 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8-2.0, head 11-16, and body depth 43-50 in total length; preopercular pores 3 and pores in supratemporal canal 3; teeth conical and uniserial on jaws and vomer; vomerine teeth 4-5; body coloration when preserved is uniform light tan, overlain with fine sparse brown speckling, branchial region and top of head with irregular small dark spots and blotches; MVF 59138, 132-146 total vertebrae (Ref. 101270 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms, from shallow waters (Ref. 9328 ); captured by rotenone, dredge and trawl (Ref. 101270 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators McCosker, J.E. and Y. Hibino , 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. (Ref. 101270 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 22 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 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