Cirrhimuraena

Updated on Nov 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophichthidae		Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Rank Genus
Similar Callechelys, Brachysomophis, Apterichtus

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

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870)

Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)

Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856

Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Inhaca fringelip)

Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910)

Cirrhimuraena orientalis K. H. Nguyen, 1993

Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931

Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870) (Fringelip snake-eel)

Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera (Bleeker, 1863

Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003

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