''Strophidon'' is a genus of

eels 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 ...

in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the

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and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.

Species

There are currently 2 described species in ''Strophidon'' recognized by

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Strophidon dorsalis ''Strophidon'' is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone. Species There are currently 2 described species in ''Strophi ...

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Strophidon sathete The slender giant moray or Gangetic moray, ''Strophidon sathete'', is the longest member of the family of moray eels. It is in the genus ''Strophidon''. The longest recorded specimen was caught in 1927, on the Maroochy River in Queensland; it me ...

'' Three other species, ''S. dawydoffi'', ''S. tetraporus'', and ''S. ui'', have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18521236 Muraenidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by John McClelland (doctor)