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Myrichthys

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Myrichthys
Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Myrichthys
Girard, 1859
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Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.

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References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.E. & Allen, G.R. (2012): Description of a new Snake Eel (Pisces: Ophichthidae: Myrichthys) from the Philippines. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 35-40.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myrichthys". FishBase. June 2011 version.