Mystriophis
Appearance
Mystriophis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
Genus: | Mystriophis Kaup, 1856 |
Type species | |
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848[1]
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Species | |
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Mystriophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Mystriophis crosnieri Blache, 1971
- Mystriophis rostellatus (J. Richardson, 1848) (African spoon-nose eel)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mystriophis". FishBase. June 2011 version.