Biology:Ichthyapus keramanus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Ichthyapus keramanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyapus |
| Species: | I. keramanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyapus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997
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| Synonyms | |
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Apterichtus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 | |
Ichthyapus keramanus is a species of snake eel native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is only known to occur around the Kerama Islands near Okinawa, Japan . It is known to occur at depths of from 25 to 50 metres (82 to 164 ft). This species can reach a length of 27.6 centimetres (10.9 in) TL. This species is placed in the genus Ichthyapus.[1]
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 49–78.
Wikidata ☰ Q2918479 entry
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