Species Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904)

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• Sphagebranchus flavicaudus Snyder, J.O. 1904. A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer Albatross about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 22: 513-538 figs 1-13 [516, pl.2 (fig.4)].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 50863, Auau Channel, between Mauai Island and Lanai Island, Hawaiian Islands, 21-28 fathoms.
  Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 7509.

 

Generic Combinations

• Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904). —
  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 [66] (changed combination cited)

 

Introduction

The presence of this species in Australian waters is somewhat uncertain as it is easily confused with A. australis McCosker & Randall 2005, a species not yet confirmed from Australia (see McCosker & Hibino 2015).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Nelson Bay, NSW (32°43'S, 152°09'E) and possibly Lord Howe Island; tropical, central Pacific (Hawaiian Archipelago) and possibly Seychelles.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

1-293 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [102]

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 [66]

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. & 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 [60] (regarded Australian identification as tentative)

McCosker, J.E. & Randall, J.E. 2005. Notes on the snake eels of the genera Apterichtus and Ichthyapus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) of the Central and South Pacific, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 800: 1-11 [6]

McCosker, J.E. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. 40. Family Ophichthidae. pp. 249-258 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [252]

Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J.E. 1999. Family Ophichthidae. pp. 1662-1699 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1668]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sharpnose Snake Eel)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Sharpnose Snake Eel)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	01-Oct-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
22-Jul-2015	Apterichtus Duméril, 1806	23-Jun-2016	MODIFIED
24-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	24-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED