Ichthyapus
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| Ichthyapus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Ichthyapus acutirostris Brisout de Barneville, 1847 | |
Ichthyapus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ichthyapus acuticeps (Barnard, 1923) (Sharpnose sand-eel)
- Ichthyapus insularis McCosker, 2004
- Ichthyapus omanensis (Norman, 1939) (Oman snake-eel)
- Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900) (Surf eel)
- Ichthyapus platyrhynchus (Gosline, 1951)
- Ichthyapus selachops (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Smiling snake-eel)
- Ichthyapus vulturis (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Vulture sand-eel)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Ichthyapus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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