Skythrenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Skythrenchelys Castle & J. E. McCosker, 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker, 1999
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Species
editThere are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker, 1864) (Large-mouth angry worm eel) [1]
- Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & J. E. McCosker, 1999 (Angry worm eel)
References
edit- ^ Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2013): Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (3): 227-231.
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