Echelus

Updated on Nov 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophichthidae Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Subfamily Ophichthinae
Similar Eel, Apterichtus, Ophisurus, Serpent eel, Armless snake eel

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

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted eel)

Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)

Echelus polyspondylus J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015 (Many-vertebrae snake eel)

Echelus uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Finned snake eel)

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