Family Ophichthidae - Snake eels
  Order
:
Ophichthidae Ophichthidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 62 | Species : 338 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: tropical to warm temperate waters. Habitat: shallow coastal waters to mid waters, reefs, rubble, sand and muddy substrates, usually < 400 m deep (although some Ophichthus were reported from 1,300 m depth (Ref. 127429). Some species entering rivers. Morphology: Posterior nostril usually lying within or piercing the upper lip, opening into mouth. Tongue attached. Branchiostegal rays 15-49 pairs, overlapping midventrally to form a 'jugostegalia', a basketlike structure. Poorly developed neural spines, when present. Hyomandibulae usually vertical, but may be inclined backward or forward. With or without pectoral fins. Vertebrae 110-270. Food/Diet: most species spend their time burried in sand and hunt small fishes and crustaceans by sense of smell.
  Etymology
:
Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | | Elopomorpha | | | | | | | | | | Anguilliformes | | | Ophichthidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Ophichthidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Ophichthinae
Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena ophis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Muraena hauannensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus havanensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymjuniornew
Uranichthys havanensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymjuniornew
Anguilla serpens Shaw, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus guttatus Cuvier, 1816
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus triserialis (non Kaup, 1856)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ophichthys triserialis (non Kaup, 1856)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ophichthus maculatus (Rafinesque, 1810)
acceptedseniornew
Cogrus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810)
acceptedseniornew
Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus apicalis Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus spadiceus Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus compar Richardson, 1848
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus bangko Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus bangko (Bleeker, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophictus unicolor (non Regan, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus remiger Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
Ophisurus dicellurus Richardson, 1845
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus dicellurus (Richardson, 1845)
synonymjuniornew
Ophisurus ramiger Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthus ramiger (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys ater Peters, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus ater (Peters, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
! Ophichthys pacifici Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthus pacifici Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthys callaensis Günther, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthus callaensis Günther, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthys exilis Seale, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
Conger cylindroideus Ranzani, 1839
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichthus cylindroides (Ranzani, 1839)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus parilis Richardson, 1848
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus parilis (Richardson, 1848)
synonymjuniornew
! Ophichthus parilus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymjuniornew
! Ophicthus parilis (Richardson, 1848)
synonymjuniornew
! Ophychthus parilis (Richardson, 1848)
synonymjuniornew
Ophichthus urolophus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Conger urolophus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus grandoculis (Cantor, 1849)
acceptedseniornew
! Ophiurus grandoculis Cantor, 1849
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker, 1852)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus rutidoderma Bleeker, 1852
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
Ophichthus derbyensis Whitley, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus macrochir Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Centrurophis macrochir (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus gomesii Castelnau, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
synonymseniornew
! Ophichthus gomesi (Castelnau, 1855)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus marginatus (Peters, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Ophiurus marginatus Peters, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864)
synonymjuniornew
! Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Pisodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Pisodonophis boro (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pisodonophis cancrivorus (non Richardson, 1848)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Ophichthys episcopus Castelnau, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus episcopus Castelnau, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthys garretti Günther, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus garretti Günther, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus celebicus Bleeker, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
! Ophichtys celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus broekmeyeri Bleeker, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophisurus Broekmeijeri Bleeker, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthys grandimaculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys guttifer Bean & Dresel, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthys retropinnis Eigenmann, 1887
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus ocellatus (non Lesueur, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys cephalozona Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula polyophthalma (Bleeker, 1864)
ambiguoushomonymnew
! Caecula polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1864)
ambiguoushomonymnew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichthys polyophtalmus Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichtys polyophtalmus Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus singapurensis Bleeker, 1864-65
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys singapurensis Bleeker, 1864-65
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus zophochir Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys zophochir Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus chamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman, 1890
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Pisoodonophis cruentifer Goode & Bean, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Omochelys cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Pisodonophis cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Leptocephalus mucronatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus conger Eigenmann, 1902
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys frontalis Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus asakusae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus erabo (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Microdonophis erabo Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus retifer Fowler, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus triserialis (non Kaup, 1856)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ophichthus tsuchidae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus fowleri (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Microdonophis fowleri Jordan & Evermann, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus lithinus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Leiuranus lithinus Jordan & Richardson, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus evermanni Jordan & Richardson, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthys evermani (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys unicolor Regan, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Ophichthys algoensis Barnard, 1925
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus macrops Günther, 1910
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys macrops Günther, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus roseus Tanaka, 1917
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus karreri Blache, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus bennettai McCosker, 1986
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus spinicauda (Norman, 1922)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophychthus spinicauda (Norman, 1922)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthus zonatus Howell Rivero, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus melanoporus Kanazawa, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus kunaloa McCosker, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus rex Böhlke & Caruso, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus brevicaudatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophichthys brevicaudatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus fasciatus (Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981)
acceptedseniornew
Microdonophis fasciatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus menezesi McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus omorgmus McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus rotundus Lee & Asano, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus apachus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus arneutes McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus longipenis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus mecopterus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus melope McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus tetratrema McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus exourus McCosker, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus genie McCosker, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus mystacinus McCosker, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus aphotistos McCosker & Chen, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus tchangi Tang & Zhang, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus pullus McCosker, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus brevirostris McCosker & Ross, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus alleni McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus congroides McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus hirritus McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus humanni McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus ishiyamorum McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus retrodorsalis Liu, Tang & Zhang, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus tomioi McCosker, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus machidai McCosker, Ide & Endo, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus obtusus McCosker, Ide & Endo, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus bicolor McCosker & Ho, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus shaoi McCosker & Ho, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus brevidorsalis Chiu & Hibino, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus semilunatus Hibino & Chiu, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus kailashchandrai Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthus olivaceus McCosker & Bogorodsky, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophichthys orientalis (non McClelland, 1844)
misappliedmisappliednew
Caecula kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
synonymseniornew
Yirrkala kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Oxystomus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Echelus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ophisurus macrorhynchus Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena caeca Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula caeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Apterichthus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Caecilia branderiana Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Apterichtus branderiana (Lacepède, 1800)
synonymjuniornew
Sphagebranchus bimaculatus (non Rafinesque, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Sphagebranchus serpa (non Rafinesque, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Sphagebranchus spallanzani (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Apterichtus anguiformis (non Peters, 1877)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Verma anguiformis (Peters, 1877)
synonymseniornew
! Apterichthus anguiformis (Peters, 1877)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus caecus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula kendalli (Gilbert, 1891)
synonymseniornew
Verma kendalli (Gilbert, 1891)
synonymseniornew
Apterichtus moseri (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus moseri Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Apterichtus flavicauda (Snyder, 1904)
synonymseniornew
Apterichtus klazingai (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Apterichthys klazingai (Weber, 1913)
synonymseniornew
! Apterichtus klanzingai (Weber, 1913)
synonymseniornew
Apterichtus equatorialis (Myers & Wade, 1941)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula equatorialis Myers & Wade, 1941
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula gymnocelus Böhlke, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Apterichtus gymnocelus (Böhlke, 1953)
synonymjuniornew
Apterichtus monodi (Roux, 1966)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula monodi Roux, 1966
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Verma monodi (Roux, 1966)
synonymseniornew
Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke, 1968)
acceptedseniornew
Verma ansp Böhlke, 1968
synonymseniororiginal
Apterichtus orientalis Machida & Ohta, 1994
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus keramanus Machida, Hashimoto & Yamakawa, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus australis McCosker & Randall, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
! Apterichtys australis McCosker & Randall, 2005
synonymseniororiginal
Apterichtus flavicaudus (non Snyder, 1904)
misappliedmisappliednew
Apterichtus hatookai Hibino, Shibata & Kimura, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus klazingai (non Weber, 1913)
misappliedmisappliednew
Apterichtus dunalailai McCosker & Hibino, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus jeffwilliamsi McCosker & Hibino, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus malabar McCosker & Hibino, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus mysi McCosker & Hibino, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus nariculus McCosker & Hibino, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus succinus Hibino, McCosker & Kimura, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Apterichtus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apterichtus soyoae Hibino, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus imberbis Delaroche, 1809
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Dalophis serpa Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Dalophis bimaculata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Pterurus flexuosus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus spallanzani (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys buettikoferi Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophichthys buttikoferi Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch, 1970)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula boulengeri Blache, Cadenat & Stauch, 1970
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula cephalopeltis (non Bleeker, 1863)
misappliedmisappliednew
Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis (non Bleeker, 1863)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Dalophis multidentatus Blache & Bauchot, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena myrus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Echelus punctatus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraena longicollis Cuvier, 1816
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraena vulgaris Kaup, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrus vulgaris (Kaup, 1856)
synonymjuniornew
ambiguousotheroriginal
Echelus uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Conger uropterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Myrophis uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Myrus pachyrhynchus Vaillant, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
Echelus polyspondylus McCosker & Ho, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyapus acutirostris Brisout de Barneville, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyapus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Apterichthys selachops Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus ophioneus Evermann & Marsh, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
synonymseniornew
Rhinenchelys ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
synonymjuniornew
Sphagebranchus conklini Eigenmann, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Ichthyapus vulturis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus vulturis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Ichthyapus vulturus (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
synonymseniornew
Caecula platyrhyncha (non Gosline, 1951)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ichthyapus acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)
synonymseniornew
Caecula orientalis (non McClelland, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ichthyapus platyrhynchus (Gosline, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula platyrhyncha Gosline, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
Ichthyapus vulturis (non Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ichthyapus vulturus (non Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ichthyapus insularis McCosker, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus semicinctus Lay & Bennett, 1839
synonymseniororiginal
! Liuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Caecula cincta (Tanaka, 1908)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Leiuranus phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943)
synonymjuniornew
Leiuranus colubrinus (non Boddaert, 1781)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Cyclophichthys versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
! Elapsopsis versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner, 1934)
synonymjuniornew
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner, 1934)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
synonymseniornew
! Brachysomophis crocodilus (Bennett, 1833)
synonymseniornew
! Brachysonophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Achirophichthys typus Bleeker, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Mystriophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys adspersus Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys cirrochilus Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Brachysomophis henshawi Jordan & Snyder, 1904
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachysomophis crocodilinus (non Bennett, 1833)
misappliedmisappliednew
Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachysomophis umbonis McCosker & Randall, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker, 1854)
acceptedseniornew
Dalophis marmorata Bleeker, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys marmoratus (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymseniornew
! Callechelys marmoratus (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymseniornew
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Callechelys catostoma (Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Callechelys catostomus (Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Callechelys striatus Smith, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
! Callechelys striata Smith, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters, 1877)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Callechelys muraena Jordan & Evermann, 1887
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys guineensis (Osório, 1893)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys guineensis Osório, 1893
synonymseniororiginal
! Callechelys guiniensis (Osório, 1893)
synonymseniornew
Callechelys perryae Storey, 1939
synonymjuniororiginal
Caecula pantherina Cadenat, 1956
synonymjuniororiginal
Callechelys pantherina (Cadenat, 1956)
synonymjuniornew
Callechelys lutea Snyder, 1904
acceptedseniororiginal
! Callechelys luteus Snyder, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys cliffi Böhlke & Briggs, 1954
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys leucoptera (Cadenat, 1954)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula leucoptera Cadenat, 1954
synonymseniororiginal
Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
! Callechelys eristigmus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys maculatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Yirrkala maculatus (Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981)
ambiguoushomonymnew
Callechelys papulosa McCosker, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys randalli McCosker, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ophisurus polyodon Bleeker, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus cheilopogon Bleeker, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrhimuraena chilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys calamus Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys playfairii Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Jenkinsiella playfairi (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Jenkinsiella playfairii (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys arenicola Klunzinger, 1871
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
! Jenkinsella oliveri Seale, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & Myers, 1931
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena inhacae (Smith, 1962)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhimuraena yuanding Tang & Zhang, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus intertinctus Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
! Mystriophis interstinctus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Leptocephalus caudomaculatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Echiophis punctifer (Kaup, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Conger mordax Poey, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Echiophis mordax (Poey, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Ophichthys schneideri Steindachner, 1879
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Echiophis creutzbergi (Cadenat, 1956)
synonymjuniornew
Echiophis intertinctus (non Richardson, 1848)
misappliedmisappliednew
Echiophis brunneus (Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos, 1983)
acceptedseniornew
Notophtophis brunneus Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos, 1983
synonymseniororiginal
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus regius Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus regius (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys regius (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade, 1941)
acceptedseniornew
Pogonophis fossatus Myers & Wade, 1941
synonymseniororiginal
Lamnostoma orientale (McClelland, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Dalophis orientalis McClelland, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Lamnastoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Lamnosoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Lamnostomus orientalis (McClelland, 1844)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Caecula pterygera (non Vahl, 1794)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Caecula polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
! Lamnostoma polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula mindora Jordan & Richardson, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Sphagebranchus mindora (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
synonymseniornew
! Coecula mindora Jordan & Richardson, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Lamnostoma kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Brachysomophis kampeni Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Achirophichthys kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
synonymseniornew
Lamnostoma taylori (Herre, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula taylori Herre, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Mystriophis rostellatus (non Richardson, 1848)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
! Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
! Pisodonophis cancricorus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
! Pisodonophis cancrivorous (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
! Pisodonphis cancrivorus Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
! Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842
synonymotheroriginal
Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis chrysogaster Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pisodonophis chilkensis (Chaudhuri, 1916)
ambiguousquestionablenew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus macrochir (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus boro Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys boro (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Pisodontophis bora (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Pisoodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Ophisurus harancha Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Anguilla immaculata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Anguilla acuminata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus caudatus McClelland, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus minimus McClelland, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus vermiformis McClelland, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus rostratus McClelland, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger microstoma Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus baccidens (non Cantor, 1849)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ophisurus brachysoma (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pisoodonophis zophistius (non Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus hijala Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus hijala (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Anguilla puncticulata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus semicinctus Richardson, 1848
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Ophichthys semicinctus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Pisonodophis semicinctus (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
! Ophiurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Pisoodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
synonymseniornew
Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus hoevenii Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
! Pisodonophis hoeveni (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pisoodonophis daspilotus Gilbert, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena colubrina Boddaert, 1781
synonymseniororiginal
Chlevastes colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
synonymseniornew
Gymnothorax colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
synonymseniornew
! Myrichthys colubrina (Boddaert, 1781)
synonymseniornew
! Myrichtys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus fasciatus Lacepède, 1802
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus alternans Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Ophichthys elapsoides Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Dussumeiria elapsoides (Castelnau, 1875)
synonymjuniornew
Chlevastes elaps Fowler, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena maculosa Cuvier, 1816
synonymseniororiginal
! Myrichtys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
synonymseniornew
Muraena tigrina Rüppell, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthys dromicus Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys aki Tanaka, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
Pisoodonophis magnifica (non Abbott, 1860)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenophis ocellata Lesueur, 1825
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys oculatus (Kaup, 1856)
synonymjuniornew
! Myrichttys oculatus (Kaup, 1856)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys keckii Silvester, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus pardalis Valenciennes, 1839
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839)
synonymseniornew
! Myrichthys perdalis (Valenciennes, 1839)
synonymseniornew
Ophichthys guineensis (non Osório, 1893)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisurus breviceps Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Muraena acuminata Gronow, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys acuminatus (Gronow, 1854)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisurus longus Poey, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus undulatus Strömman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichthys stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophichthus stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys xysturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Letharchus velifer Goode & Bean, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974
acceptedseniororiginal
Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker, 1974
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Caecula bascanium Jordan, 1884
synonymseniororiginal
Leptocephalus gilberti Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus longipinnis Kner & Steindachner, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Leptenchelys tenuis Tortonese, 1964
synonymjuniororiginal
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys kirkii Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
! Caecula kirki (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys filaria Günther, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
Callechelys myersi Herre, 1932
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys congoensis Blache & Cadenat, 1971
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Callechelys longipinnis (non Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat, 1971
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys gaira Moreno, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys kabeyawan Hibino & Ho, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Bascanichthys ryukyuensis Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis, 1891
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys randalli McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys combibus McCosker & Lavenberg, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Gordiichthys sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Quassiremus evionthas (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
! Ophichthus evionthas Jordan & Bollman, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Quassiremus goslingi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
Quassiremus nothochir (Gilbert, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys nothochir Gilbert, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrichthys sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Ophichthus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys miurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Xyrias revulsus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Xyrias guineensis (Blache, 1975)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Xyrias chioui McCosker, Chen & Chen, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemerorhinus heyningi (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Malvoliophis pinguis (Günther, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys pinguis Günther, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
! Malviolophus pinguis (Günther, 1872)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940
acceptedseniororiginal
Yirrkala fusca (Zuiew, 1793)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena fusca Zuiew, 1793
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthys kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
synonymseniornew
! Caecula kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)
synonymseniornew
! Yirrkala kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)
synonymseniornew
Yirrkala macrodon (Bleeker, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophichthys timorensis Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Ophichthus timorensis Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala timorensis (Günther, 1870)
synonymjuniornew
Yirrkala moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala tenuis (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys tenuis Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Pantonora tenuis (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Caecula natalensis Fowler, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Yirrkala misolensis (Günther, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Ophichthys misolensis Günther, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Sphagebranchus gjellerupi Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala omanensis (Norman, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ichthyapus omanensis (Norman, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Yirrkala maculata (Klausewitz, 1964)
acceptedseniornew
Caecula maculata Klausewitz, 1964
synonymseniororiginal
Yirrkala insolitus McCosker, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Yirrkala moorei McCosker, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Yirrkala sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Yirrkala ori McCosker, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Leptenchelys vermiformis Myers & Wade, 1941
acceptedseniororiginal
Phaenomonas pinnata Myers & Wade, 1941
acceptedseniororiginal
Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
acceptedseniornew
Callechelys longissimus Cadenat & Marchal, 1963
synonymseniororiginal
Bascanichthys longissimus (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
synonymseniornew
Phaenomonas longissimus (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
synonymseniornew
Sphagebranchus foresti Cadenat & Roux, 1964
synonymjuniororiginal
Apterichtus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
synonymjuniornew
Ethadophis foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
synonymjuniornew
Microrhynchus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
synonymjuniornew
Phaenomonas foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
synonymjuniornew
Microrhynchus epinepheli Blache & Bauchot, 1972
synonymjuniororiginal
Apterichtus epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972)
synonymjuniornew
Ethadophis epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972)
synonymjuniornew
Phaenomonas epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972)
synonymjuniornew
! Apterichtus epinephili (Blache & Bauchot, 1972)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Phaenomonas cooperi Palmer, 1970
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirricaecula johnsoni Schultz, 1953
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirricaecula macdowelli McCosker & Randall, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Caralophia loxochila Böhlke, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
Aplatophis chauliodus Böhlke, 1956
acceptedseniororiginal
Aplatophis zorro McCosker & Robertson, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ethadophis byrnei Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Ethadophis merenda Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Ethadophis akkistikos McCosker & Böhlke, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Allips concolor McCosker, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Evips percinctus McCosker, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
! Evipes percinctus McCosker, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
! Evips persinctus McCosker, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Letharchus pacificus Osburn & Nichols, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade, 1941)
acceptedseniornew
Letharchus opercularis Myers & Wade, 1941
synonymseniororiginal
Stictorhinus potamius Böhlke & McCosker, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Hyphalophis devius McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Lethogoleos andersoni McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Xestochilus nebulosus (Smith, 1962)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Suculentophichthus nasus Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrophinae
Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852
acceptedseniororiginal
! Myroplius punctatus Lütken, 1852
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Myrophis lumbricus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis iguapensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis longleii Silvester, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis microchir (Bleeker, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Echelus microchir Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
Myrophis plumbeus (Cope, 1871)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Paramyrus plumbeus (Cope, 1871)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis punctatus (non Lütken, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myrophis vafer (non Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myrophis vafer Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
Hesperomyrus fryi Myers & Storey, 1939
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrophis emmae Howell Rivero, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Muraena gymnopterus Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraenichthys hattae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Muraenichthys schultzi Bleeker, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
! Muraenichthys schulzei Bleeker, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan & Richardson, 1908
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Muraenichthys sibogae Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Muraenichthys philippinensis Schultz & Woods, 1949
acceptedseniororiginal
Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
acceptedseniornew
Myrophis egmontis Jordan, 1884
synonymseniororiginal
Leptocephalus crenatus Strömman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus humilis Strömman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrophis microps Parr, 1930
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay, 1881)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis (McCulloch, 1911)
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Scolecenchelys gymnota (Bleeker, 1857)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys gymnotus (Bleeker, 1857)
synonymseniornew
! Muaenichthys gymnotus Bleeker, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraenichthys fowleri Schultz, 1943
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenichthys owstoni Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Echidna uniformis Seale, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraenichthys ogilbyi (Fowler, 1907)
synonymjuniornew
Aotea acus Phillipps, 1926
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Muraenichthys gymnotus (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Muraenichthys schultzei (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Scolecenchelys gymnota (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scolecenchelys aoki (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Schismorhynchus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Muraenichthys aoki Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraenichthys borealis Machida & Shiogaki, 1990
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys borealis (Machida & Shiogaki, 1990)
synonymjuniornew
Muraenichthys japonicus Machida & Ohta, 1993
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys japonica (Machida & Ohta, 1993)
synonymjuniornew
Muraenichthys okamurai Machida & Ohta, 1996
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys okamurai (Machida & Ohta, 1996)
synonymjuniornew
Muraenichthys gymnotus (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Scolecenchelys nicholsae (Waite, 1904)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys acutirostris (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenichthys acutirostris Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenichthys erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1980
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys erythraeensis (Bauchot & Maugé, 1980)
synonymjuniornew
! Muraenichthys erythraensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1980
synonymjuniororiginal
Scolecenchelys australis (non Macleay, 1881)
misappliedmisappliednew
Scolecenchelys cookei (Fowler, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys xorae (Smith, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys chilensis (McCosker, 1970)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys puhioilo (McCosker, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenichthys puhioilo McCosker, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys profundorum (McCosker & Parin, 1995)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenichthys profundorum McCosker & Parin, 1995
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenichthys chilensis (non McCosker, 1970)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys fuscapenis McCosker, Ide & Endo, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys fuscogularis Hibino, Kai & Kimura, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys brevicaudata Hibino & Kimura, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Scolecenchelys robusta Hibino & Kimura, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Muraenichthys gymnotus (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Muraenichthys laticaudatus (non Ogilby, 1897)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys buitendijki Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys cheni (Chen & Weng, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Myrophis cheni Chen & Weng, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
Neenchelys retropinna Smith & Böhlke, 1983
synonymjuniororiginal
Neenchelys parvipectoralis Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys mccoskeri Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys diaphora Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys nudiceps Tashiro, Hibino & Imamura, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys pelagica Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Neenchelys similis Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudomyrophis frio (Jordan & Davis, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Myrophis frio Jordan & Davis, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudomyrophis nimius Böhlke, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudomyrophis fugesae McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Schultzidia johnstonensis (Schultz & Woods, 1949)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenichthys johnstonensis Schultz & Woods, 1949
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Leptenchelys labialis (Seale, 1917)
synonymseniornew
! Schizmorhynchus labialis (Seale, 1917)
synonymseniornew
Glenoglossa wassi McCosker, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Mixomyrophis longidorsalis Hibino, Kimura & Golani, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle & McCosker, 1999
synonymjuniororiginal
Pylorobranchus hoi McCosker, Loh, Lin & Chen, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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