Skythrenchelys

Skythrenchelys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Myrophinae
Genus: Skythrenchelys
Castle & J. E. McCosker, 1999
Type species
Skythrenchelys zabra
Castle & McCosker, 1999

Skythrenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ 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.