Apterichtus kendalli, the Western Atlantic finless eel or finless eel,[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.[5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA; the western Bahamas, Venezuela, and St. Helena Island. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 400 metres (9.8 to 1,312.3 ft), and forms burrows in sandy sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).[4]
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Western Atlantic finless eel as Least Concern.[2]
Apterichtus kendalli, the Western Atlantic finless eel or finless eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA; the western Bahamas, Venezuela, and St. Helena Island. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 400 metres (9.8 to 1,312.3 ft), and forms burrows in sandy sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Western Atlantic finless eel as Least Concern.
Apterichtus kendalli Apterichtus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Apterichtus kendalli Apterichtus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Apterichtus kendalli is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1891 door Gilbert.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als niet bedreigd, beoordelingsjaar 2009.[1]
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肯氏無鰭蛇鰻為輻鰭魚綱鰻鱺目糯鰻亞目蛇鰻科的其中一種，分布於西大西洋區，從美國北卡羅來納州至委內瑞拉及東大西洋的聖赫勒拿島海域，棲息深度3-400公尺，體長可達60公分，棲息在底層水域，會把身體埋藏在沙泥中，屬肉食性。
