Apterichtus is a genus of fish in the family Ophichthidae (snake eels). Many of its species are called finless eels. The name literally means "finless fish" in Greek, from (‘no-fins’ < privative a + ) and (‘fish’). Species There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: Apterichtus anguiformis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Slender finless eel) Apterichtus ansp (J. E. Böhlke, 1968) (Academy finless eel) Apterichtus australis McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2005 Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European finless eel) Apterichtus dunalailai McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Apterichtus equatorialis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Equatorial finless eel) Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904) Apterichtus gracilis (Kaup, 1856) Apterichtus hatookai Hibino, Shibata & Kimura, 2014 (Orange-blotched finless eel) Apterichtus jeffwilliamsi McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Apterichtus kendalli (C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (Western Atlantic finless eel) Apterichtus klazingai (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Sharp-snout finless eel) Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Apterichtus monodi (C. Roux, 1966) Apterichtus moseri (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Apterichtus mysi McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Apterichtus nariculus McCosker & Hibino, 2015 Apterichtus orientalis Machida & Ohta, 1994 Apterichtus succinus Hibino, McCosker & Kimura, 2016 References Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril