Herpetoichthys
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pogonophis G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941 | |
Herpetoichthys is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae.
Species
[edit]There are two valid species:[2]
- Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade, 1941) (Mustachioed snake-eel)
- Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson, 1848) (Ornate snake eel)
- Synonyms
- Herpetoichthys calabaricus (Smith, 1865) accepted as Erpetoichthys calabaricus
- Herpetoichthys callisoma Abbott, 1860 accepted as Ophichthus ophis
- Herpetoichthys ornatissimus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Herpetoichthys regius
- Herpetoichthys sulcatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus ophis
References
[edit]- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Herpetoichthys". FishBase. September 2024 version.
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