''Myrichthys'' is a genus of
snake eel
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their ...
s currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.
Species
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Myrichthys aspetocheiros''
McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (longfin spotted snake eel)
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Myrichthys breviceps''
( J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel)
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Myrichthys colubrinus''
(Boddaert
Pieter Boddaert (1730 – 6 May 1795) was a Dutch physician and naturalist.
Early life, family and education
Boddaert was the son of a Middelburg jurist and poet by the same name (1694–1760). The younger Pieter obtained his M.D. at the Universi ...
, 1781) (harlequin snake eel)
* ''
Myrichthys maculosus''
(Cuvier
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, 1816) (tiger snake eel)
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Myrichthys magnificus''
( C. C. Abbott, 1860) (magnificent snake eel)
* ''
Myrichthys ocellatus
The goldspotted eel (''Myrichthys ocellatus''), also known as the goldspotted snake eel or the dark-spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). ''
( Lesueur, 1825) (gold-spotted eel)
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Myrichthys paleracio''
McCosker & G. R. Allen, 2012[McCosker, J.E. & Allen, G.R. (2012): ''Description of a new Snake Eel (Pisces: Ophichthidae: Myrichthys) from the Philippines.'' aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 35-40.]
* ''
Myrichthys pantostigmius''
D. S. Jordan
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& E. A. McGregor, 1898 (clarion snake eel)
* ''
Myrichthys pardalis''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1839) (leopard eel)
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Myrichthys tigrinus''
Girard, 1859 (spotted snake eel)
* ''
Myrichthys xysturus''
(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
References
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Ophichthinae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
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