Myrophis

Myrophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Myrophis
The standard length of the larval worm eel is sixty-one millimeters.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Myrophis

Lütken, 1852
Species

See text.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (Longfin worm-eel)
  • Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968
  • Myrophis microchir (Bleeker, 1864) (Ordinary snake-eel)
  • Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927 (Broadnose worm-eel)
  • Myrophis plumbeus (Cope, 1871) (Leaden worm-eel)
  • Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 (Speckled worm-eel)
  • Myrophis vafer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (Pacific worm-eel)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Myrophis in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  2. Ho, H.-C., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. (2015). "Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 49–51.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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