Apterichtus flavicaudus

Apterichtus flavicaudus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Apterichtus
Species:	A. flavicaudus
Binomial name
	Apterichtus flavicaudus; (Snyder, 1904)
Synonyms
	Sphagebranchus flavicaudus Snyder, 1904; Apterichtus flavicauda (Snyder, 1904);

Apterichtus flavicaudus, variously known as the Orange snake eel, the Sharpnose sand eel or the Sharpnose snake eel, is a species of snake eel native to the Indian Ocean from the Seychelles to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 7 to 293 metres (23 to 961 ft) being particularly common in shallow coastal waters with sandy substrates in near vicinity to reefs. This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apterichtus flavicaudus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apterichtus flavicaudus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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