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Sharpsnout snake eel
Apterichtus klazingai
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sharpsnout snake eel
- Scientific
- Apterichtus klazingai
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 46 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 120 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A finless snake eel, light tan with fine brown spots on the head, reaching about 46 cm. It burrows into sand head- or tail-first using its sharp snout and hard tail tip.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Apterichtus-klazingai.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:SharpsnoutSE.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.