The sharpnose sand eel[3] (Ichthyapus acuticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Keppel Harcourt Barnard in 1923, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Zululand and Durban in South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyapus |
| Species: | I. acuticeps
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| Ichthyapus acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Ichthyapus acuticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199286A2578687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199286A2578687.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Synonyms of Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ichthyapus acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Barnard, K. H., 1923 (Sept.) [ref. 191] Diagnoses of new species of marine fishes from South African waters. Annals of the South African Museum v. 13 (pt 8, no. 14): 439-445.
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