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WoRMS taxon details

Myrophinae Kaup, 1856

AphiaID

151824 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151824)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Ophichthidae Günther, 1870

Direct children (25)

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Genus Ahlia Jordan & Davis, 1891
Genus Asarcenchelys McCosker, 1985
Genus Benthenchelys Fowler, 1934
Genus Glenoglossa McCosker, 1982
Genus Mixomyrophis McCosker, 1985
Genus Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853
Genus Myrophis Lütken, 1852
Genus Neenchelys Bamber, 1915
Genus Pseudomyrophis Wade, 1946
Genus Pylorobranchus McCosker & Chen, 2012
Genus Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970
Genus Schultzidia Gosline, 1951
Genus Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
Genus Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker, 1999
Genus Sympenchelys Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2015
Genus Aotea Phillipps, 1926 accepted as Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
Genus Hesperomyrus Myers & Storey, 1939 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
Genus Holopterura Cope, 1871 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
Genus Leptoconger Poey, 1880 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
Genus Muaenichthys accepted as Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
Genus Myroplius accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852 (misspelling)
Genus Myropterura Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
Genus Paramyrus Günther, 1870 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
Genus Schizmorhynchus accepted as Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970 (misspelling)
Genus Leptocephalus [Ophichthidae] (temporary name)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Myrophinae Kaup, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151824 on 2024-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-07 10:08:04Z

created

Claus, Simon

2015-04-17 08:54:03Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]