Monopenchelys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Monopenchelys
Species (1): M. acuta

Name

• Monopenchelys Böhlke & McCosker, 1982: 127
  • Gender: feminine
  • Type species: Uropterygius acutus Parr, 1930
    • Fixation: original designation [also monotypic]

References

Primary references

• Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 1982: Monopenchelys, a new eel genus, and redescription of the type species, Uropterygius acutus Parr (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 134: 127–134. Abstract & preview

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus
• Monopenchelys species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Monopenchelys and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• ITIS