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Myrichthys

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Myrichthys
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Myrichthys
Genus recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Barbados Species List, Australia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Comoros Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Curacao Species List, Dominica Species List, Ecuador Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guam Species List, Haiti Species List, Jamaica Species List, Madagascar Species List, Maldives Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Seychelles Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Taiwan Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Tonga Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, Red Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AF, wikipedia ET, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, Ceram Sea Species List, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Myrichthys
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Myrichthys Girard 1859
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Ophisurus fasciatus semicincta Bleeker 1864
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Myrichthys
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, iNaturalist, Fishbase, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

Snake-eels preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

odaangerjas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

מירנון preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ゴイシウミヘビ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and World Register of Marine Species

Arz

ميريشثيس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Myrichthys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Herpetoichthys
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Herpetoichthys
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Herpetoichthys
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros Mc Cosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio Mc Cosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & Mc Gregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Herpetoichthys
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Herpetoichthys
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys Girard 1859 (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros Mc Cosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys paleracio Mc Cosker & Allen 2012
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & Mc Gregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ahlia Jordan & Davis 1891
Allips Mc Cosker 1972
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Aprognathodon Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus Duméril 1806
Asarcenchelys Mc Cosker 1985
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Benthenchelys Fowler 1934
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Caecula Vahl 1794
Callechelys Kaup 1856
Caralophia Böhlke 1955
Cirrhimuraena Kaup 1856
Cirricaecula Schultz 1953
Dalophis Rafinesque 1810
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Ethadophis Rosenblatt & Mc Cosker 1970
Evips Mc Cosker 1972
Glenoglossa Mc Cosker 1982
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Goslinophis Blot 1981
Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort 1916
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856
Hyphalophis Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville 1847
Kertomichthys Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Lamnostoma Kaup 1856
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Leptenchelys Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus Goode & Bean 1882
Lethogoleos Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Leuropharus Rosenblatt & Mc Cosker 1970
Luthulenchelys Mc Cosker 2007
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Mixomyrophis Mc Cosker 1985
Muraenichthys Bleeker 1853
Myrophis Lütken 1852
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Neenchelys Bamber 1915
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophicthys Swainson 1839
Ophisurus Lacépède 1800
Oxystomus Rafinesque 1810
Paraletharchus Mc Cosker 1974
Phaenomonas Myers & Wade 1941
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Pseudomyrophis Wade 1946
Pylorobranchus Mc Cosker & Chen 2012
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Rhinophichthus Mc Cosker 1999
Schismorhynchus Mc Cosker 1970
Schultzidia Gosline 1951
Scolecenchelys Ogilby 1897
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Skythrenchelys Castle & Mc Cosker 1999
Stictorhinus Böhlke & Mc Cosker 1975
Suculentophichthus Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani 2015
Sympenchelys
Xestochilus Mc Cosker 1998
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901
Yirrkala Whitley 1940

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Myrichthys Girard 1859 (this page)
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816)
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor ex Jordan & Evermann 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Elapsopis Kaup 1856
Evips McCosker 1972
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856
Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophisurus Lacepède 1800
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys breviceps
Myrichthys colubrinus
Myrichthys maculosus
Myrichthys magnificus
Myrichthys ocellatus
unclassified Myrichthys
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Bascanichthys
Brachysomophis
Callechelys
Cirrhimuraena
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Gordiichthys
Ichthyapus
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Pisodonophis
unclassified Ophichthinae
Xyrias
Yirrkala

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Myrichthys (this page)
Myrichthys acuminatus
Myrichthys aki
Myrichthys aspetocheiros
Myrichthys bleekeri
Myrichthys breviceps
Myrichthys colubrinus
Myrichthys keckii
Myrichthys maculosus
Myrichthys magnificus
Myrichthys ocellatus
Myrichthys oculatus
Myrichthys paleracio
Myrichthys pantostigmius
Myrichthys pardalis
Myrichthys rupestris
Myrichthys tigrinus
Myrichthys xysturus
Aplatophis
Brachysomophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Elapsopis
Evips
Hyphalophis
Kertomichthys
Leiuranus
Lethogoleos
Malvoliophis
Mystriophis
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Quassiremus
Scytalichthys
Xyrias

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys Girard 1859 (this page)
Ahlia
Ahlia Jordan & Davis 1891
Allips
Allips McCosker 1972
Aplatophis
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Aprognathodon
Aprognathodon Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus
Apterichtus Duméril 1806
Asarcenchelys
Asarcenchelys McCosker 1985
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Benthenchelys
Benthenchelys Fowler 1934
Brachysomophis
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Caecula Vahl 1794
Callechelys
Callechelys Kaup 1856
Caralophia Böhlke 1955
Chauligenion
Chauligenion McCosker & Okamoto 2016
Cirrhimuraena
Cirrhimuraena Kaup 1856
Cirricaecula Schultz 1953
Dalophis
Dalophis Rafinesque 1810
Echelus
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Ethadophis Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Evips McCosker 1972
Glenoglossa McCosker 1982
Gordiichthys
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort 1916
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856
Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Ichthyapus
Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville 1847
Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Lamnostoma
Lamnostoma Kaup 1856
Leiuranus
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Leptenchelys Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus
Letharchus Goode & Bean 1882
Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Luthulenchelys McCosker 2007
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Mixomyrophis McCosker 1985
Muraenichthys
Muraenichthys Bleeker 1853
Myrichthys
Myrophinae Kaup 1856
Myrophis
Myrophis Lütken 1852
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Neenchelys
Neenchelys Bamber 1915
Ophichthinae Günther 1870
Ophichthus
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophisurus
Ophisurus Lacepède 1800
Paraletharchus McCosker 1974
Phaenomonas
Phaenomonas Myers & Wade 1941
Phyllophichthus
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Pseudomyrophis Wade 1946
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Rhinophichthus McCosker 1999
Schismorhynchus
Schismorhynchus McCosker 1970
Schultzidia
Schultzidia Gosline 1951
Scolecenchelys
Scolecenchelys Ogilby 1897
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Skythrenchelys
Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker 1999
Suculentophichthus
Suculentophichthus Fricke 2015
Sympenchelys
Sympenchelys Hibino, Ho & Kimura 2015
Xestochilus
Xestochilus McCosker 1998
Xyrias
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901
Yirrkala
Yirrkala Whitley 1940
25 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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