''Echelus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s in the snake-eel
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Echelus myrus''
( Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted eel)
* ''
Echelus pachyrhynchus''
( Vaillant, 1888)
* ''
Echelus polyspondylus''
J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015 (Many-vertebrae snake eel)
* ''
Echelus uropterus''
(Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director.
Biography
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminck ...
& Schlegel, 1846) (Finned snake eel)
References
Ophichthidae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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