European finless eel

Apterichtus caecus

Sixty Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

European finless eel is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Apterichtus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Western and eastern Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic south to Azores, Madeira, and the Canary islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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