Muraenichthys

Muraenichthys
Muraenichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Muraenichthys
Bleeker, 1853
Species

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Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Muraenichthys elerae Fowler, 1934
  • Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker, 1864
  • Muraenichthys philippinensis L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949
  • Muraenichthys schultzei Bleeker, 1857 (Maimed snake eel)
  • Muraenichthys sibogae Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Siboga worm eel)
  • Muraenichthys thompsoni D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Thompson's snake-eel)

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