Cirrhimuraena
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856[1]
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Cirrhimuraena is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
[edit]There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870)
- Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
- Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
- Cirrhimuraena indica Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Seth, 2021
- Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Inhaca fringelip)
- Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910)
- Cirrhimuraena odishaensis Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra, 2023
- Cirrhimuraena orientalis K. H. Nguyen, 1993
- Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931
- Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870) (Fringelip snake-eel)
- Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker, 1863
- Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cirrhimuraena". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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