Apterichtus klazingai

Apterichtus klazingai
Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species:

Name

Apterichtus klazingai (Weber, 1913)

  • Syntypes: ZMA 104147-48 (1, 1).

Type locality: Banda [Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific], Siboga station 240, depth 9-45 meters.

Etymology: in honor of M. D. Klazinga, the brave (“vaillaint”) chief mechanical officer of the Siboga, to whom the expedition, which collected type, owes much, (from The ETYFish Project).

Synonyms

Vernacular names

  • English: Sharpsnout Snake Eel

References

  • 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. 
  • Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E.J. Brill, Leiden i–xii + 1–710, pls. 1–12. Reference page. 
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