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: Skythrenchelys
Species (2): S. lentiginosa – S. zabra
Name
Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker, 1999: 116, Figs. 1A-C, 2A
Gender: feminine
Type species: Skythrenchelys zabra McCosker, 1985
Typification: original designation
References
Primary references
Castle, P.H.J. & McCosker, J.E. 1999: A new genus and two new species of Myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 51 (2-3): 113–122. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1300 PDF
Additional references
Links
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Skythrenchelys species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Skythrenchelys 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
Skythrenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker, 1864) (Large-mouth angry worm eel) [1]
Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & J. E. McCosker, 1999 (Angry worm eel)
References
Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2013): Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (3): 227-231.
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