Cirrhimuraena Indica
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''Cirrhimuraena'' is a genus of
eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
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Ophichthidae Ophichthidae is a family (biology), family of fish in the order (biology), order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek language, Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels ...
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Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''
Cirrhimuraena calamus ''Cirrhimuraena calamus'', known commonly as the fringed-lipped snake-eel or the fringelip snake eel,
'' ( Günther, 1870) * '' Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon'' ( Bleeker, 1860) * ''
Cirrhimuraena chinensis ''Cirrhimuraena'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Cirrhimuraena calamus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1870) * ''Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon'' (Pieter Bl ...
'' Kaup, 1856 * '' Cirrhimuraena indica'' Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray,
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Cirrhimuraena inhacae The Inhaca fringelipmarine, tropical">marine biology">marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of . References Cirrhimuraena ...
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(Inhaca fringelip) * '' Cirrhimuraena oliveri'' ( Seale, 1910) * '' Cirrhimuraena odishaensis'' Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra, 2023 * ''
Cirrhimuraena orientalis ''Cirrhimuraena orientalis'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).K. H. Nguyen, 1993 * ''
Cirrhimuraena paucidens ''Cirrhimuraena paucidens'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931 * ''
Cirrhimuraena playfairii The fringelip snake-eelCirrhimuraena tapeinoptera ''Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Cirrhimuraena yuanding ''Cirrhimuraena yuanding'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Tang Wen-Qiao and Zhang Chun-Guang in 2003.Tang, W.-Q., and C.-G. Zhang, 2003 ef. 27147''A new species of the genus Cirrhimuraena from the Ea ...
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References

Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup Taxa described in 1856 {{Ophichthidae-stub