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Ophichthinae 
AphiaID: 151821

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Subfamily
Parent Ophichthidae
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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 Genus Allips McCosker, 1972
Genus Aplatophis
Genus Aprognathodon
Genus Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Genus Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
Genus Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Caecula Vahl, 1794
Genus Callechelys Kaup, 1856
Genus Caralophia
Genus Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856
Genus Cirricaecula
Genus Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Echiophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Ethadophis
Genus Evips McCosker, 1972
Genus Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
Genus Hemerorhinus
Genus Herpetoichthys
Genus Hyphalophis
Genus Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
Genus Kertomichthys
Genus Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
Genus Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Leptenchelys
Genus Letharchus Goode & Bean, 1882
Genus Lethogoleos
Genus Leuropharus
Genus Luthulenchelys
Genus Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934
Genus Myrichthys Girard, 1859
Genus Mystriophis
Genus Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800
Genus Oxystomus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Paraletharchus
Genus Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
Genus Phyllophichthus Gosline, 1951
Genus Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Quassiremus
Genus Rhinophichthus
Genus Scytalichthys
Genus Stictorhinus
Genus Xestochilus McCosker, 1998
Genus Xyrias Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940

Genus Acanthenchelys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Achirophichthys accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Antobrantia accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Apterichthus accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Genus Apterichthys accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Genus Brachysomorphis accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Brachysonophis accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Caecilia accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Genus Centrurophis accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Chlevastes accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859
Genus Cogrus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Crotalopsis accepted as Echiophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Cryptopterus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Cryptopterygium accepted as Callechelys Kaup, 1856
Genus Cyclophichthys accepted as Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Dussumeiria accepted as Dussumieria Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847
Genus Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Elapsopsis accepted as Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Evipes accepted as Evips McCosker, 1972
Genus Jenkinsella accepted as Jenkinsiella Jordan & Evermann, 1905 accepted as Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856
Genus Lamnastoma accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
Genus Lamnosoma accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
Genus Lamnostomus accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
Genus Leptorhynchus Smith, 1840 accepted as Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800
Genus Liuranus accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Machaerenchelys accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
Genus Malviolophus accepted as Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934
Genus Microdonophis accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Microrhynchus accepted as Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
Genus Muraenophis accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
Genus Muraenopsis accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Myrichttys accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859
Genus Myrichtys accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859
Genus Myrus accepted as Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Notophtophis accepted as Echiophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Omochelys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Ophichtchys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Ophichtys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Ophicthus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Ophisurapus accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
Genus Ophiurus accepted as Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800
Genus Ophychthus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Opichthus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Oxyodontichthys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Pantonora accepted as Yirrkala Whitley, 1940
Genus Pisodonphis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Pisodontophis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Pisoodonophis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
Genus Poecilocephalus accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Pogonophis accepted as Herpetoichthys
Genus Pterurus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Rhinenchelys accepted as Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
Genus Scytalophis accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Sphagebranchus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Caecula Vahl, 1794
Genus Uranichthys accepted as Ophichthus Thunberg, 1789
Genus Verma accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151821
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2005-04-07 10:08:04Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Ophichthinae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151821 on 2013-06-20
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