Description

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Light brown, lighter below, darker markings on head, extreme tip of snout dark (Ref. 3972).

Common Names

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Skerpneus-sandpaling , Afrikaans , South Africa

Hadař tugelský , Czech , Czechia

Sharpnose sand-eel , English , South Africa

Sharpnose sand-eel , English , Global

Teravnina-piugangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

尖吻小眼蛇鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尖吻小眼蛇鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Ichthyapus

Species: Ichthyapus acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Data deficient

Threat to Humans

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Harmless