Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Anguilliformes > Family Ophichthidae > Subfamily Ophichthinae > Genus Apterichtus

Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters, 1877)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Apterichtus*	Duméril, 1806	accepted genus name
*Apterichthus*		orthographic variant
*Apterichthus*		synonym

Species group names

*Apterichthus anguiformis*	(Peters, 1877)	orthographic variant
*Apterichthus anguiformis*	(Peters, 1877)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Απτέρυγο χέλι

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

FishBase
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters, 1877). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126311