''Skythrenchelys'' 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 ...

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

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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 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Skythrenchelys macrostoma'' ( 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.'' * '' Skythrenchelys zabra''

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& J. E. McCosker, 1999 (Angry worm eel)

References

Myrophinae Taxa named by John E. McCosker {{Ophichthidae-stub