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Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters, 1877) 
AphiaID: 126311

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ophichthinae (Subfamily) > Apterichtus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Synonymised
taxa		  Apterichthus anguiformis (Peters, 1877) (misspelling)
 Ophichthys anguiformis Peters, 1877
 Verma anguiformis (Peters, 1877)
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Modern Greek (1453-) Απτέρυγο χέλι  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126311
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters, 1877). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126311 on 2013-05-19
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