Myrichthys

Myrichthys
Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Myrichthys Girard, 1859
Type species
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859[1]
Species
See text

Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.

Species

• Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (longfin spotted snake eel)
• 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[2]
• 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)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. 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.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myrichthys". FishBase. June 2011 version.