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Myrophis
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Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyOphichthidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Collections
- CUMV, TCWC, CAS, NCSM, UMMZ, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Puerto Rico, United States, Indonesia, Peru, Comoros, Bahamas, Australia, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ophichthidae
- Image
- Myrophis, Larval Head (Worm Eel).jpg
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- Myrophis
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- Category:Myrophis
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Myrophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
==Species== There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (longfin worm eel) Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968 Myrophis microchir (Bleeker, 1864) (ordinary snake eel) Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927 (Broadnose worm-eel) Myrophis plumbeus (Cope, 1871) (Leaden worm-eel) Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 (Speckled worm-eel) Myrophis vafer D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (Pacific worm-eel)
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