Apterichtus mysi

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Apterichtus mysi McCosker & Hibino, 2015

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Apterichtus: From the Greek απτερόν (apteron), without fins, and ίχθύς (ichtus, more correctly written ichthys; masculine), fish.;  mysi: Named for Mysi Hoang, California Academy of Sciences; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 64 m (Ref. 101270). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands, Polynesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.1 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 146 - 153. This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongated with tail 2.2-2.4, head 17-18, and body depth 58-69 in total length; the snout is moderately pointed in lateral view, dorsal profile ca. 45-50° above lower jaw; preopercular pores 3, supratemporal canal with 3 pores; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer (5-6 vomerine teeth); colouration, body mostly pale in preservative, with fine brown speckling on the dorsal surface of body and tail; MVF 75-148, total vertebrae 146-153 (Ref. 101270).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found over sand with associated rock and coral reef bottoms; captured using ichthyocides and dredges. The largest female specimen (30.1 cm TL) with eggs - 0.6-0.9 mm in diameter (Ref. 101270).

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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)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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 (20 of 100).