Ichthyapus acuticeps explained

The sharpnose sand eel[1] (Ichthyapus acuticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Keppel Harcourt Barnard in 1923, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Zululand and Durban in South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40cm (20inches).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.ca/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=15671&GenusName=Ichthyapus&SpeciesName=acuticeps&StockCode=14813 Common names of Ichthyapus acuticeps
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ichthyapus-acuticeps.html Ichthyapus acuticeps
  3. Barnard, K. H., 1923 (Sept.) [ref. 191] Diagnoses of new species of marine fishes from South African waters. Annals of the South African Museum v. 13 (pt 8, no. 14): 439-445.

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