WoRMS taxon details
Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835
154579 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154579)
accepted
Family
- Genus Macrotrema Regan, 1912
- Genus Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Ophichthys Swainson, 1839
- Genus Ophisternon McClelland, 1844
- Genus Rakthamichthys Britz, Dahanukar & Standing, 2020
- Genus Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
- Genus Typhlosynbranchus Pellegrin, 1922
- Genus Amphinous Müller, 1841 accepted as Amphipnous Müller, 1841 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Amphipnous Müller, 1841 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Annomatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Anommatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Anommatophasma Mees, 1962 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Aptergia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Apterigia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of a synonym)
- Genus Apterigia Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Falconeria Larrañaga, 1923 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
- Genus Fluta Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Furmastix Whitley, 1951 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, also replacement name)
- Genus Ophicardia McClelland, 1844 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Pluto Hubbs, 1938 accepted as Furmastix Whitley, 1951 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym, in Insecta: Hymenoptera)
- Genus Pneumabranchus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Symbranchus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Unibranchapertura Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Synbranchus Bloch, 1795
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154579 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | swamp-eels | [details] |