Myrichthys

Myrichthys
Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Elopomorpha
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Girard, 1859
Species

See text.

Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 12 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.

Species

References

  1. McCosker, J.E. & Allen, G.R. (2012): Description of a new Snake Eel (Pisces: Ophichthidae: Myrichthys) from the Philippines. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 35-40.


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