Description

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Snout pointed and rat-like (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

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Hadař supí , Czech , Czechia

Vulture eel , English , Australia

Vulture eel , English , Indonesia

Vulture sand eel , English , Micronesia

Vulture sand eel , English , Hawaii

Võhr-piugangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

Togari-umihebi , Japanese , Japan

澳洲小眼蛇鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲小眼蛇鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Ichthyapus

Species: Ichthyapus vulturis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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A burrowing species of inshore waters, in soft bottom areas (Ref. 7300, 75154). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Sandy bottoms in 2-18 m (Ref 90102).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless