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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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They range from [[tropical]] to warm [[temperate]] waters. They are coastal, but some species will also enter [[river]]s. |
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== Systematics and taxonomy == |
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* ''[[Ophichthus]]'' |
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* ''[[Ophisurus]]'' |
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** ''Ophisurus serpens'' – [[Serpent Eel]] |
** ''[[Ophisurus serpens]]'' – [[Serpent Eel]] |
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* ''[[Paraletharchus]]'' |
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* ''[[Phaenomonas]]'' |
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Revision as of 16:20, 23 December 2007
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| Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus | |
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| Family: | Ophichthidae
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Ophichthidae is a family of eels, comprising species commonly called worm eels and snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish").
Distribution and habitat
They range from tropical to warm temperate waters. They are coastal, but some species will also enter rivers.
Systematics and taxonomy
Subfamily Myrophinae
- Ahlia
- Muraenichthys
- Myrophis
- Pseudomyrophis
- Schismorhynchus
- Schultzidia
- Scolecenchelys
- Scolecenchelys breviceps – Long-finned Worm-eel, Short-headed Worm-eel
- Scythrenchelys
Subfamily Ophichthinae
- Aplatophis
- Apterichtus
- Bascanichthys
- Brachysomophis
- Callechelys
- Caralophia
- Cirrhimuraena
- Cirricaecula
- Dalophis
- Echelus
- Echiophis
- Elapsopis
- Ethadophis
- Gordiichthys
- Herpetoichthys
- Ichthyapus
- Lamnostoma
- Leiuranus
- Leptenchelys
- Letharchus
- Leuropharus
- Myrichthys
- Mystriophis
- Ophichthus
- Ophisurus
- Paraletharchus
- Phaenomonas
- Phyllophichthus
- Pisodonophis
- Quassiremus
- Scytalichthys
- Yirrkala
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Ophichthidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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