Biology:Xyrias

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Xyrias
FMIB 51813 Xyrias revulsus Jordan & Snyder Family Ophichthyidae Misaki, Japan.jpeg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Xyrias
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Species

See text.

Xyrias is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Xyrias chioui McCosker, W. L. Chen & Hong Ming Chen, 2009
  • Xyrias guineensis (Blache, 1975)
  • Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939) (Speckled snake eel)
  • Xyrias revulsus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Strict snake eel)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2348783 entry