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Hyphalophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Hyphalophis
McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1982
Species:
H. devius
Binomial name
Hyphalophis devius

Hyphalophis is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ophichthidae, the snake eels.[2] The only member of this genus is Hyphalophis devius,[3] a species known only from its holotype which was collected in the Lesser Antilles southwest of Grenada.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. (2022). "Hyphalophis devius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T190467A1952739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T190467A1952739.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hyphalophis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyphalophis devius". FishBase. June 2024 version.