Myrichthys
| Myrichthys | |
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| Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys Girard, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859[1]
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Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.
Species
[edit]- Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (longfin spotted snake eel)
- Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel)
- Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (harlequin snake eel)
- Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) (tiger snake eel)
- Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (magnificent snake eel)
- Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) (gold-spotted eel)
- Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & G. R. Allen, 2012[2]
- Myrichthys pantostigmius D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (clarion snake eel)
- Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) (leopard eel)
- Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 (spotted snake eel)
- Myrichthys xysturus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myrichthys". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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