Strophidon

Strophidon
Strophidon sathete
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Strophidon
McClelland, 1944
Type species
Lycodontis longicaudata
McClelland, 1844
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Evenchelys Jordan & Evermann, 1902

Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.

Species

The following species in Strophidon are recognized by FishBase:

Two other species, S. tetraporus, and S. ui, have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.

References

  1. ↑ "Strophidon". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Huang, Wen-Chien; Mohapatra, Anil; Thu, Pham The; Chen, Hong-Ming; Liao, Te-Yu (2020-09-22). "A review of the genus Strophidon (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 97 (5): 1462–1480. Bibcode:2020JFBio..97.1462H. doi:10.1111/jfb.14514. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 32844437. S2CID 221326082.
  3. ↑ "Fish Identification". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  4. ↑ Prokofiev, A. M. (March 2020). "New Moray Eel Species of Strophidon genus (Muraenidae) from Vietnam". Journal of Ichthyology. 60 (2): 129–134. Bibcode:2020JIch...60..129P. doi:10.1134/S0032945220020174. ISSN 0032-9452. S2CID 218624312.