Myrichthys

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ophichthidae Phylum Chordata Order Eel		Superorder Elopomorpha Scientific name Myrichthys Rank Genus

Lower classifications Myrichthys colubrinus, Myrichthys maculosus

Myrichthys colubrinus in baa atoll maldives

Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 12 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.

Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (Longfin spotted snake-eel)

Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline, 1951

Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel)

Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (Harlequin snake-eel)

Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) (Tiger snake-eel)

Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Magnificent snake-eel)

Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) (Gold-spotted eel)

Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & G. R. Allen, 2012

Myrichthys pantostigmius D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (Clarion snake-eel)

Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) (Leopard eel)

Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 (Spotted snake-eel)

Myrichthys xysturus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

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