Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei
Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Muraenichthys
Species (8): M. elerae – M. gymnopterus – M. longirostris – M. macrostomus – M. philippinensis – M. schultzei – M. sibogae – M. thompsoni – M. velinasalis
Name
Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853: 505
Gender: masculine
Type species: Muraena gymnopterus Bleeker, 1853
Typification: monotypy
References
Bleeker, P. 1853: Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weining bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I-VI. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 4: 451–516. BHL
Hibino, Y., Ho, H-C. & McCosker, J.E. 2019. A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan, with redescription of Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan & Richardson, 1908. Pp 41–48 In Ho, H-C., Koeda, K. & Hilton, E.J., (eds.), Study on the fish taxonomy and diversity of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4702(1): 1–229. Reference page. Zootaxa 4702(1): 41–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.9 Open access pdf Reference page.
Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S. 2015. A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the IndoPacific, with revised generic diagnosis. Zootaxa 4060(1): 62–70. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.10.Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Links
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Muraenichthys species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Muraenichthys and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
ITIS
Muraenichthys gymnopterus
Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
Muraenichthys hattae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 [2]
Muraenichthys malabonensis Herre, 1923 [2]
Muraenichthys philippinensis L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949 (Philippines worm eel)
Muraenichthys schultzei Bleeker, 1857 (Maimed worm eel)
Muraenichthys sibogae M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Siboga worm eel)
Muraenichthys thompsoni D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 (Thompson's worm eel)
Muraenichthys velinasalis Hibino & Kimura, 2015 (Curtain-nose worm eel) [2]
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
Hibino, Y.; Kimura, S. (2015). "A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with revised generic diagnosis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 62–70. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.10. PMID 26701592.
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