Cirrhimuraena
Cirrhimuraena is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856 |
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Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870)
- Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
- Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
- Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Inhaca fringelip)
- Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910)
- Cirrhimuraena orientalis K. H. Nguyen, 1993
- Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931
- Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870) (Fringelip snake-eel)
- Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera (Bleeker, 1863
- Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cirrhimuraena in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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