Genus Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Compiler and date details
18 August 2012 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Apterichtus Duméril, A.M.C. 1806. Zoologie analytique ou méthodique naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus façile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris : Allais 343 pp. [331, 112] [nom. nov. for Caecilia Lacépède, 1800].
- Caecilia Lacépède, B.G. 1800. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 2 632 pp. 20 pls. [134] [junior homonym of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia). Replaced by Apterichtus Duméril, 1806].
Type species:
Caecilia branderiana Lacépède, 1800 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
McCosker, J.E. 1977. The osteology, classification, and relationships of the eel family Ophichthidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(1): 1-123 figs 1-45 [65]
McCosker, J.E., Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophichthidae. pp. 264-277 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [266]
McCosker, J.E. & Castle, P.H.J. 1986. Family No. 42: Ophichthidae. pp. 176-186 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [177]
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 speciesd. Zootaxa 3941(1): 49-78
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 04-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 22-Jul-2015 | Apterichtus Duméril, 1806 | 16-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |