Muraenichthys
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Muraenichthys gymnopterus | |
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Genus: | Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853
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Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species[]
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
- Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Muraenichthys hattae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 [1]
- Muraenichthys malabonensis Herre, 1923 [1]
- Muraenichthys philippinensis L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949 (Philippines worm eel)
- Muraenichthys schultzei Bleeker, 1857 (Maimed worm eel)
- Muraenichthys sibogae M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Siboga worm eel)
- Muraenichthys thompsoni D. S. Jordan & , 1908 (Thompson's worm eel)
- & , 2015 (Curtain-nose worm eel) [1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S. (2015). "A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with revised generic diagnosis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 62–70.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Categories:
- Ophichthidae
- Ophichthidae stubs