WoRMS taxon details
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
126312 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126312)
accepted
Species
Apterichthus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Apterichtus branderiana (Lacepède, 1800) · unaccepted
Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794 · unaccepted
Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126312 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794) Vahl, M. (1794). Beskrivelse af en nye fiske-slaegt, Caecula. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kiøbenhavn.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 149-156, Pl. 13.
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 134, 135 [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794) Vahl, M. (1794). Beskrivelse af en nye fiske-slaegt, Caecula. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kiøbenhavn.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 149-156, Pl. 13.
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 134, 135 [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λεπτό απτέρυγο χέλι | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Apterichtus branderiana (Lacepède, 1800))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Apterichtus caecus, Canary Is., by Rabeling, D.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Caecula apterygia Vahl, 1794)
To FishBase (from synonym Apterichtus branderiana (Lacepède, 1800))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Apterichtus caecus, Canary Is., by Rabeling, D.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
