Apterichtus moseri is a species of snake eel native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is only known from Suruga Bay and the Kumano-nada Sea in Japan. It occurs at depths of from 111 to 114 metres (364 to 374 ft). This species has been recorded as reaching 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL for a female specimen.[2]

Apterichtus moseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species:
A. moseri
Binomial name
Apterichtus moseri
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus moseri D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Apterichtus moseri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Moseri Apterichtus". FishBase. February 2014 version.