''Xyrias'' is a genus of
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 family
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 ...
. It currently contains the following species:
* ''
Xyrias chioui''
McCosker, W. L. Chen & H. M. Chen, 2009
* ''
Xyrias guineensis''
( Blache, 1975)
* ''
Xyrias multiserialis''
(Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1939) (Speckled snake eel)
* ''
Xyrias revulsus''
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Strict snake eel)
References
*
Ophichthinae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder
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