Orange Snake Eel

Apterichtus flavicaudus, variously known as the orange snake eel, sharpnose sand eel or sharpnose snake eel, is a species of snake eel native to the Indian Ocean from the Seychelles to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 7 to 293 metres (23 to 961 ft) being particularly common in shallow coastal waters with sandy substrates in near vicinity to reefs. This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL.

Apterichtus est un genre de poissons téléostéens serpentiformes.

Apterichtus es un género de anguiliformes perteneciente a la familia de los ofíctidos. Especies Este género contiene 18 especies reconocidas: Apterichtus anguiformis W. K.