Apterichtus hatookai
| Taxonavigation: Congroidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species:
Name
Apterichtus hatookai Hibino et al., 2014
- Holotype: OMNH-P 13794.
- Paratypes: FRLM 9344 (1); HUMZ 207074 (1); OMNH-P 13802 (1).
Type locality: Morode, Ainan, Minami-uwa, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, depth 4-5 meters.
Etymology: in honor of Kiyotaka Hatooka, ichthyological curator, Osaka Museum of Natural History, for his contribution to the taxonomy of Japanese anguilliform fishes, (from The ETYFish Project).
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References
- Hibino, Y., Shibata, J.-Y. & Kimura, S. 2014. Description of a new snake eel, Apterichtus hatookai sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the Pacific coast of Japan. Ichthyological Research 61(4): 317–321. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0398-7Reference page.
- 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.2. Reference page.