Ophichthidae
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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
They range from tropical to warm temperate waters. They are coastal, but some species will also enter rivers.Taxonomy
- 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
- ["Ophichthidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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