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: Ophichthinae
Genus: Mystriophis
Species (2): M. crosnieri – M. rostellatus
Name
Mystriophis Kaup, 1856: 45
Gender: masculine
Type species: Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848
Fixation: subsequent designation by Bleeker, 1864: 35
References
Primary references
Bleeker, P. 1864: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome IV. Murènes, Synbranches, Leptocéphales. pp. 1-150, pls. 145-193. Amsterdam.
Kaup, J.J. 1856: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77. BHL
Additional references
Links
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Mystriophis species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Mystriophis 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
Mystriophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache, 1971
Mystriophis rostellatus (J. Richardson, 1848) (African spoon-nose eel)
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mystriophis". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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