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Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 126312

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ophichthinae (Subfamily) > Apterichtus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Synonymised
taxa
  Apterichtus branderiana (Lacepède, 1800)
Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800
Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794
Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758
Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

original description (from synonym): Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Modern Greek (1453-) Λεπτό απτέρυγο χέλι  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To PESI
To ITIS
Images 
Apterichtus caecus
Apterichtus caecus
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Apterichtus caecus
Apterichtus caecus
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Apterichtus caecus
Apterichtus caecus
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Apterichtus caecus
Apterichtus caecus
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Apterichtus caecus
Apterichtus caecus
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Apterichtus caecus: footsteps in the sand bottom
Apterichtus caecus: footsteps in the sand bottom
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Apterichtus caecus and Bothus podas
Apterichtus caecus and Bothus podas
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126312
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126312 on 2013-06-20
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