Apterichtus gracilis

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Apterichtus gracilis

| authority = (Kaup, 1856)

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=9075&SynCode=27287&GenusName=Apterichtus&SpeciesName=gracilis Synonyms of Apterichtus gracilis] at www.fishbase.org.

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• Ophisurapus gracilis Kaup, 1856

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Apterichtus gracilis is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of western Africa. It is known to occur on the continental shelf in mud or sand substrates in which it makes its burrows. It has been recorded at a depth of {{convert|75|m|ft}}. This species can reach a length of at least {{convert|31.9|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Apterichtus|species= gracilis| month = February | year = 2014}}