Skythrenchelys macrostomus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

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: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Skythrenchelys
Species: Skythrenchelys macrostomus

Name

Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker, 1864)

• Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.313.

Type locality: Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.

Synonyms

• Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker, 1864
• Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle & McCosker, 1999

References

• Bleeker, P.; 1864: Poissons inédits indo-archipélagiques de l'ordre des Murènes. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, 2: 38–54. BHL
• Hibino, Y., McCosker, J. E. & Kimura, S.; (in press): Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research, Published online 15 Feb 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0337-z
• Skythrenchelys macrostomus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.