Apterichtus orientalis

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Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Apterichtus orientalis

Name

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Apterichtus orientalis Machida & Ohta, 1994

  • Holotype (unique): BSKU 81631.

Type locality: Southeast of Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, 33°26.4'N, 135°43.8'E to 33°26.2'N, 135°44.3'E, depth 79-81 meters.

Etymology: From orientalis (= eastern), referring to type locality in the Far East (Japan), (from The ETYFish Project).

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References

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  • Machida, Y. & Ohta, S., 1994: A new snake-eel, Apterichtus orientalis, from the Pacific coast of western Japan (Ophichthinae, Ophichthidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 41 (1): 1–5.
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