Apterichtus anguiformis

Apterichtus anguiformis, the slender finless eel,^[2] is a species of snake eel (family Ophichthidae).^[3] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877.^[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the western Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, and Cape Verde. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft) and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 49.3 centimetres (19.4 in).^[3]

Apterichtus anguiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Apterichtus
Species:	A. anguiformis
Binomial name
Apterichtus anguiformis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
Ophichthys anguiformis W. K. H. Peters, 1877 Verma anguiformis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) Apterichthus anguiformis (Peters, 1877)