Ichthyapus acuticeps

Ichthyapus acuticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ichthyapus
Species:
I. acuticeps
Binomial name
Ichthyapus acuticeps
(Barnard, 1923)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sphagebranchus acuticeps Barnard, 1923
  • Caecula acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)

The sharpnose sand eel[3] (Ichthyapus acuticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Keppel Harcourt Barnard in 1923, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Zululand and Durban in South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Ichthyapus acuticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199286A2578687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199286A2578687.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names of Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Barnard, K. H., 1923 (Sept.) [ref. 191] Diagnoses of new species of marine fishes from South African waters. Annals of the South African Museum v. 13 (pt 8, no. 14): 439-445.
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