Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.
| Myrichthys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys Girard, 1859 |
| Species | |
See text | |
Species edit
- Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (longfin spotted snake eel)
- Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel)
- Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (harlequin snake eel)
- Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) (tiger snake eel)
- Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (magnificent snake eel)
- Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) (gold-spotted eel)
- Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & G. R. Allen, 2012[1]
- Myrichthys pantostigmius D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (clarion snake eel)
- Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) (leopard eel)
- Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 (spotted snake eel)
- Myrichthys xysturus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
References edit
- ^ McCosker, J.E. & Allen, G.R. (2012): Description of a new Snake Eel (Pisces: Ophichthidae: Myrichthys) from the Philippines. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 35-40.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Myrichthys in FishBase. June 2011 version.
 | This Ophichthidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesChirag PaswanMichael Mosley (broadcaster)2024 European Parliament electionDragon Boat FestivalUnion Council of MinistersHit Man (2023 film)Cleopatra2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupCarlos AlcarazDeaths in 20242024 Indian general electionThird Modi ministryNXT Battleground (2024)Bad Boys: Ride or DieUEFA Euro 2024Yolanda SaldívarSelenaJordan BardellaGlen PowellRam Vilas PaswanKinjarapu Ram Mohan NaiduProject 2025YouTubeKalki 2898 ADJrue HolidayNational RallyMarine Le PenSabrina CarpenterNarendra ModiEmmanuel MacronAdria ArjonaMiley Naa Miley Hum.xxxChatGPT2024 French legislative electionNirmala Sitharaman