Leiuranus

Updated on Nov 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ophichthidae		Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Rank Genus
Similar Saddled snake‑eel, Callechelys, Brachysomophis, Apterichtus, Scolecenchelys

Schlangenaal leiuranus semicinctus 00041

Leiuranus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Saddled snake-eel)

Leiuranus versicolor (J. Richardson, 1848) (Convict snake-eel)

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