Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
| Muraenichthys | |
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| Muraenichthys gymnopterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Muraena gymnopterus Bleeker, 1852[1]
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Species
editThere are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
- Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
- Muraenichthys hattae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 [2]
- Muraenichthys malabonensis Herre, 1923 [2]
- Muraenichthys philippinensis L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949 (Philippines worm eel)
- Muraenichthys schultzei Bleeker, 1857 (Maimed worm eel)
- Muraenichthys sibogae M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Siboga worm eel)
- Muraenichthys thompsoni D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Thompson's worm eel)
- Muraenichthys velinasalis Hibino & Kimura, 2015 (Curtain-nose worm eel) [2]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Hibino, Y.; Kimura, S. (2015). "A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with revised generic diagnosis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 62–70. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.10. PMID 26701592.
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