Myrichthys

Myrichthys colubrinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Myrichthys

Species (11): M. aspetocheiros – M. breviceps – M. colubrinus – M. maculosus – M. magnificus – M. ocellatus – M. paleracio – M. pantostigmius – M. pardalis – M. tigrinus – M. xysturus

Name

• Myrichthys Girard, 1859: 58
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859
    • Fixation: monotypy

Synonyms

• Chlevastes Jordan & Snyder, 1901: 867
  • A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 23(1239): 837–890.
• Leiurus Kaup in Duméril, 1856: 198
  • Ichthyologie analytique ou classification des poissons, suivant la méthode naturelle, à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences: tirés des registres de cette Académie. 27(1): 1–507

References

• Girard, C.F. 1859: Ichthyological notices. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 56–68.
• 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.

Vernacular names

English: Snake-eels