''Histiobranchus'' 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 ...

s in the family

Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels are a family, Synaphobranchidae, of eels, the only members of the suborder Synaphobranchoidei. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. Cutthroat eels range from in length. They are bottom-dwelling fish, found in ...

. It currently contains the following species: * '' Histiobranchus australis'' (Regan, 1913)Scientific Names where Genus Equals ''Histiobranchus''
/ref>World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): ''Histiobranchus'' Gill, 1884 AphiaID: 12565

/ref>National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): ''Histiobranchus'' Taxonomy ID: 12565

/ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Ilyophis ''Histiobranchus'' Gill, 1883 Taxonomic Serial No.: 16158

/ref> * '' Histiobranchus bathybius'' (Günther, 1877) (deepwater arrowtooth eel) * '' Histiobranchus bruuni'' Castle, 1964 (Bruun's cutthroat eel)

References

* Synaphobranchinae Ray-finned fish genera {{Anguilliformes-stub