Xyrias
| Xyrias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Xyrias revulsus D.S. Jordan & Snyder 1901
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| Species | |
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Xyrias is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Xyrias chioui McCosker, W. L. Chen & H. M. Chen, 2009
- Xyrias guineensis (Blache, 1975)
- Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939) (Speckled snake eel)
- Xyrias revulsus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Strict snake eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xyrias". FishBase. June 2011 version.