| Apterichtus ansp | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Apterichtus |
| Species: | A. ansp |
| Binomial name | |
| Apterichtus ansp (J. E. Böhlke, 1968) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apterichtus ansp, the Academy eel, is a species of snake eel native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, United States through the Bahamas to Brazil. It is known to dwell down to a maximum depth of 200 metres (660 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting burrows in the sand in surf areas. This species can reach a length of 54 centimetres (21 in) TL.[2]
The specific name ansp is the acronym of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where J. E. Böhlke, who named the species, was the curator.[3]
See also
Other species named after acronyms:
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Apterichtus ansp at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Apterichtus ansp" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Eugenia B. Böhlke (2018). Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes: Part 9. Vol. 1. Yale University. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-933789-32-3.
ansp […] the abbreviation for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. A noun in apposition.
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