Myrichthys

Myrichthys
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.

Species

• Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (Longfin spotted snake-eel)
• Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline, 1951
• Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel)
• Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (Harlequin snake-eel)
• Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) (Tiger snake-eel)
• Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Magnificent snake-eel)
• Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) (Gold-spotted eel)
• Myrichthys pantostigmius D. S. Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Clarion snake-eel)
• Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) (Leopard eel)
• Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 (Spotted snake-eel)
• Myrichthys xysturus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Myrichthys in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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