WoRMS taxon details
Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert, 1891)
158598 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158598)
accepted
Species
Caecula kendalli (Gilbert, 1891) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891 · unaccepted
Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891) Gilbert, C. H. (1891). Description of a new species of eel (Sphagebranchus kendalli). <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 9: 310. [details]
Distribution 39.7333° to Venezuela
Distribution 39.7333° to Venezuela [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158598 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891) Gilbert, C. H. (1891). Description of a new species of eel (Sphagebranchus kendalli). <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 9: 310. [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution 39.7333° to Venezuela [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found burrowing into sand on the continental slope; found to depths of 3 to 400 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | finless eel | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891))
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apterichtus kendalli RAD118401-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphagebranchus kendalli USNM 44304 holotype 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To FishBase (from synonym Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891))
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Apterichtus kendalli RAD118401-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphagebranchus kendalli USNM 44304 holotype 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891)
To ITIS
