Paraletharchus
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Genus: | Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974
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Paraletharchus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paraletharchus opercularis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Pouched snake-eel)
- Paraletharchus pacificus (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Sailfin eel)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Paraletharchus in FishBase. October 2012 version.