Leiuranus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Saddled snake-eel)
- Leiuranus versicolor (J. Richardson, 1848) (Convict snake-eel)
| Leiuranus | |
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| Leiuranus semicinctus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Leiuranus lacepedii Bleeker, 1852[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
References
edit- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leiuranus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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