Ophichthidae is a family of eels, comprising species commonly called worm eels and snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish").

Distribution and habitats

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They range from tropical to warm temperate waters. They are coastal, but some species will also enter rivers.

Taxonomy

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• Subfamily Myrophinae
  • Ahlia
  • Muraenichthys
  • Myrophis
  • Pseudomyrophis
  • Schismorhynchus
  • Schultzidia
  • Scolecenchelys
    • Short-headed worm eel, Scolecenchelys breviceps
  • Scythrenchelys
• Subfamily Ophichthinae
  • Aplatophis
  • Apterichtus
  • Bascanichthys
  • Brachysomophis
  • Callechelys
  • Caralophia
  • Cirrhimuraena
  • Cirricaecula
  • Dalophis
  • Echelus
  • Echiophis
  • Elapsopis
  • Ethadophis
  • Gordiichthys
  • Herpetoichthys
  • Ichthyapus
  • Lamnostoma
  • Leiuranus
  • Leptenchelys
  • Letharchus
  • Leuropharus
  • Myrichthys
  • Mystriophis
  • Ophichthus
  • Ophisurus
    • Serpent eel, Ophisurus serpens
  • Paraletharchus
  • Phaenomonas
  • Phyllophichthus
  • Pisodonophis
  • Quassiremus
  • Scytalichthys
  • Yirrkala

References

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Anguilliformes | Schlangenaale | Ophichthidae