''Ichthyapus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 snake eel family
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 ...
.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ichthyapus acuticeps''
Barnard Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some ...
, 1923 (Sharpnose sand eel)
* ''
Ichthyapus insularis''
J. E. McCosker, 2004
* ''
Ichthyapus keramanus''
Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 [McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus ''Apterichtus'' (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. ''Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 49-78.'']
* ''
Ichthyapus ophioneus''
Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (Surf eel)
* ''
Ichthyapus platyrhynchus''
Gosline, 1951
* ''
Ichthyapus selachops''
D. S. Jordan
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& C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Smiling snake eel)
* ''
Ichthyapus vulturis''
M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Vulture sand eel)
References
Ophichthinae
Taxa named by Charles N. F. Brisout
Taxa named by Marie-Louise Bauchot
Ray-finned fish genera
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