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Leiuranus

Leiuranus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) Leiuranus versicolor (J. Richardson, 1848)

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Leiuranus
Leiuranus semicinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Leiuranus
Bleeker, 1853
Type species
Leiuranus lacepedii
Bleeker, 18521
Species

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Synonyms1
  • Cyclophichthys Whitley, 1951
  • Elapsopis Kaup, 1856
  • Machaerenchelys Fowler, 1938
  • Stethopterus Bleeker, 1852

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

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2024.