Apterichtus caecus

Apterichtus caecus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Apterichtus
Species: Apterichtus caecus

Name

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  • Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • No types known
  • Neotype: MNHN-IC-0000-2125.
    • Neotype designation by McCosker & Hibino, 2015

Type locality: Mediterranean Sea.

Etymology: From caecus (= blind), referring to small eyes under skin, which Linnaeus thought were incapable of sight (“Oculos nullus video”), (from The ETYFish Project).

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Vernacular names

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English: European Finless Eel

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