Apterichtus caecus — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Anguilliformes/Ophichthidae/Apterichtus

At a glance

Occurrence records165

Data sources8

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Apterichtus caecus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility97 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System68 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS165 records

01Narrative

Apterichtus caecus, the European finless eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the Azores to the Gulf of Guinea, and into the western Mediterranean including the Balearic Islands. It can be found on the continental shelf at depths of from 10 to living in burrows in mud or sand. It preys on other fishes as well as benthic invertebrates. Spawning for this species in the Mediterranean has been recorded in the early summer months of May and June. This species can reach a length of 60 cm TL.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length60 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Other traits3

Depth max85 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability44

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type165 records

Wild obs. + sensor39

Museum / vouchered11

Other115

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO192 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit58

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 0 m · max 149 m · 58 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 16≤1 km 14≤10 km 1

31 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor39

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 2

4 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence11

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Paris, FR	2
South Kensington, GB	2
Cambridge, US	1
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4 institutions · 6 of 11 vouchered records shown