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    ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes
  • Order

    ANGUILLIFORMES Eels
  • Family

    OPHICHTHIDAE Snake eels ...
  • Genera

    Allips(1) Apterichtus(4) Bascanichthys(1) Brachysomophis(3) Callechelys(2) Cirrhimuraena(1) Echelus(1) Ichthyapus(1) Leiuranus(2) Malvoliophis(1) Muraenichthys(2) Myrichthys(2) Myrophis(1) Neenchelys(1) Ophichthus(7) Ophisurus(1) Phyllophichthus(1) Pisodonophis(2) Schismorhynchus(1) Schultzidia(1) Scolecenchelys(9) Skythrenchelys(1) Xyrias(1) Yirrkala(3)
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Family OPHICHTHIDAE


Common name: Snake eels, worm eels

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Snake eels ..., OPHICHTHIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 May 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/63
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