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 Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
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Myrophis anterodorsalis
The longfin worm eel (''Myrophis anterodorsalis'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (longfin worm eel)
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Myrophis lepturus
''Myrophis lepturus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Myrophis lept ...
Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1871) (Leaden worm-eel)
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Myrophis punctatus
The speckled worm-eel, '' Myrophis punctatus'', is a member of the Ophichthidae (snake eel) family. It was described by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1852. ''M. punctatus'' have brown bodies that are lighter on the ventral side than the dorsal sid ...