Muraenichthys

Muraenichthys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

• Muraenichthys gymnopterus <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small>
• Muraenichthys hattae <small>D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901</small>
• Muraenichthys malabonensis <small>Herre, 1923</small>
• Muraenichthys philippinensis <small>L. P. Schultz & Woods, 1949</small> (Philippines worm eel)
• Muraenichthys schultzei <small>Bleeker, 1857</small> (Maimed worm eel)
• Muraenichthys sibogae <small>M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916</small> (Siboga worm eel)
• Muraenichthys thompsoni <small>D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908</small> (Thompson's worm eel)
• Muraenichthys velinasalis <small>Hibino & Kimura, 2015</small> (Curtain-nose worm eel)

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