Ichthyapus Explained

Ichthyapus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

• Ichthyapus acuticeps Barnard, 1923 (Sharpnose sand eel)
• Ichthyapus insularis J. E. McCosker, 2004
• Ichthyapus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 ^[1]
• Ichthyapus ophioneus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (Surf eel)
• Ichthyapus platyrhynchus Gosline, 1951
• Ichthyapus selachops D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Smiling snake eel)
• Ichthyapus vulturis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Vulture sand eel)

Notes and References

1. McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 49-78.