Myrichthys

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Myrichthys
Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus
Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Elopomorpha
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Girard, 1859
Species

See text.

Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.

[edit] Species

  • Myrichthys aspetocheiros - longfin spotted snake eel
  • Myrichthys bleekeri
  • Myrichthys breviceps - sharptail eel
  • Myrichthys colubrinus - harlequin snake eel
  • Myrichthys maculosus - tiger snake eel
  • Myrichthys magnificus - magnificent snake eel
  • Myrichthys ocellatus - gold-spotted eel
  • Myrichthys pantostigmius - clarion snake eel
  • Myrichthys pardalis - leopard eel
  • Myrichthys tigrinus - spotted snake eel
  • Myrichthys xysturus

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