Muraenichthys
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Muraenichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853 |
Species | |
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Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Muraenichthys elerae Fowler, 1934
- Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker, 1864
- Muraenichthys philippinensis L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949
- Muraenichthys schultzei Bleeker, 1857 (Maimed snake eel)
- Muraenichthys sibogae M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Siboga worm eel)
- Muraenichthys thompsoni D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Thompson's snake-eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Muraenichthys in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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