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''Paraletharchus'' is a genus 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 Ophichthidae.


Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''
Paraletharchus opercularis The Pouch snake eelG. S. Myers &
Wade Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated comm ...
, 1941) (Pouched snake-eel) * ''
Paraletharchus pacificus The Sailfin eel (''Paraletharchus pacificus'', also known commonly as the Pacific sailfin eel in Mexico
'' ( R. C. Osburn &
Nichols Nichols may refer to: People *Nichols (surname) * Nichol, a surname Places Canada * Nichols Islands, Nunavut United States * Nichols, California, an unincorporated community * Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California * Nichols, Connecticut * N ...
, 1916)
(Sailfin eel)


References

Ophichthidae {{Ophichthidae-stub