- Source: Apterichtus
Apterichtus is a genus of fish in the family Ophichthidae (snake eels). Many of its species are called finless eels.
The name literally means "finless fish" in Greek, from apteron ('no-fins' < privative a + pteron) and ichthys ('fish').
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
Apterichtus anguiformis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Slender finless eel)
Apterichtus ansp (J. E. Böhlke, 1968) (Academy finless eel)
Apterichtus australis McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2005
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European finless eel)
Apterichtus dunalailai McCosker & Hibino, 2015
Apterichtus equatorialis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Equatorial finless eel)
Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904)
Apterichtus gracilis (Kaup, 1856)
Apterichtus hatookai Hibino, Shibata & Kimura, 2014 (Orange-blotched finless eel)
Apterichtus jeffwilliamsi McCosker & Hibino, 2015
Apterichtus kendalli (C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (Western Atlantic finless eel)
Apterichtus klazingai (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Sharp-snout finless eel)
Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino, 2015
Apterichtus monodi (C. Roux, 1966)
Apterichtus moseri (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Apterichtus mysi McCosker & Hibino, 2015
Apterichtus nariculus McCosker & Hibino, 2015
Apterichtus orientalis Machida & Ohta, 1994
Apterichtus succinus Hibino, McCosker & Kimura, 2016