| Myrophis | |
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| The standard length of the larval worm eel is sixty-one millimeters. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: |
Myrophis Lütken, 1852 |
| Species | |
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Myrophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
- Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (longfin worm eel)
- Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968
- Myrophis microchir ( Bleeker, 1864) ( ordinary snake eel)
- Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927 (Broadnose worm-eel)
- Myrophis plumbeus ( Cope, 1871) (Leaden worm-eel)
- Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 (Speckled worm-eel)
- Myrophis vafer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (Pacific worm-eel)
Former Species
- Myrophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858) - valid as Gnathophis heterognathos
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Myrophis in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Ho, H.-C.; McCosker, J.E.; Smith, D.G. (2015). "Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 49–51.
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| Myrophis | |
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| The standard length of the larval worm eel is sixty-one millimeters. | |
|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: |
Myrophis Lütken, 1852 |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Myrophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
- Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (longfin worm eel)
- Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968
- Myrophis microchir ( Bleeker, 1864) ( ordinary snake eel)
- Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927 (Broadnose worm-eel)
- Myrophis plumbeus ( Cope, 1871) (Leaden worm-eel)
- Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 (Speckled worm-eel)
- Myrophis vafer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (Pacific worm-eel)
Former Species
- Myrophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858) - valid as Gnathophis heterognathos
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Myrophis in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Ho, H.-C.; McCosker, J.E.; Smith, D.G. (2015). "Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 49–51.
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