Typová lokalita
Vanua Lava Island, Banks Islands, Vanuatu (13°7461'S, 167°4061'E), depth 9-16 meters.
Původní popis
McCosker, J. E. & Hibino, Y. 2015. A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 3941 (no. 1): 49-78.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.