Genus Muraenichthys


Summary:
a genus of worm eels with the following characters: eyes located anterior to mid-jaw; inner hole of posterior nostril above upper lip, and outer hole usually outside of mouth, with a prominent but short projected flap anteriorly; a single pore between anterior and posterior nostrils; three preopercular pores; teeth on jaws, vomer, and intermaxillary area; tooth shape variable, blunt to pointed but not distinctly recurved and tooth length equal or less than a half of eye diameter; teeth on jaws and vomer arranged in one to five rows; gill opening constricted, its height<170% of eye diameter; pectoral fins absent.
Author: Bray, D.J. 2019

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2019, Muraenichthys in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/929

References


Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S 2015. A new species of Muraenichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with revised generic diagnosis. Zootaxa 4060(1): 62-70 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.10, open access