Species of fish
The Vulture sand eel (Ichthyapus vulturis Vulture eel [ 3] eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[ 4] Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus [ 5] marine , tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Mascarenes , Pitcairn , Japan , Australia , Micronesia , and Easter Island . It dwells in inshore waters at a depth range of 2 to 18 metres (6.6 to 59.1 ft), and forms burrows in soft, sandy sediments.[ 4]
The Vulture sand eel's diet consists of bony fish .[ 6]
References
^ McCosker, J. ; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Ichthyapus vulturis " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 : e.T199277A2577653. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T199277A2577653.en . Retrieved 13 November 2024 .^ Synonyms of Ichthyapus vulturis at www.fishbase.org.^ Common names of Ichthyapus vulturis at www.fishbase.org.^ a b Froese, Rainer ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ichthyapus vulturis " . FishBase ^ Weber, M. and L. F. de Beaufort, 1916 [ref. 4604] The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. III. Ostariophysi: II Cyprinoidea, Apodes, Synbranchi. E. J. Brill, Leiden. v. 3: i-xv + 1-455.
^ Food items reported for Ichthyapus vulturis at www.fishbase.org.
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