''Skythrenchelys'' is a
genus
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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
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Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for thei ...
.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
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Skythrenchelys macrostoma
''Skythrenchelys macrostoma'', also known as the Large-mouth angry worm eel is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, الب ...
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( Bleeker, 1864) (Large-mouth angry worm eel)
[Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2013): Redescription of a rare worm eel, ''Muraenichthys macrostomus'' Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of ''Skythrenchelys lentiginosa'' Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). ''Ichthyological Research, 60 (3): 227-231.'']
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Castle
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& J. E. McCosker, 1999 (Angry worm eel)
References
Ophichthidae
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