Biology:Paraletharchus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Paraletharchus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Paraletharchus
McCosker, 1974
Species

See text.

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

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Paraletharchus opercularis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Pouched snake-eel)
  • Paraletharchus pacificus (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Sailfin eel)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Paraletharchus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2129641 entry