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Family
Ophichthidae
Günther, 1870
- snake eels and worm eels
(fish)
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Entity:
Congroidei (Suborder)
..Colocongridae (Family) - shorttail eels
..Congridae (Family) - conger eels
..Derichthyidae (Family) - longneck eels
..Muraenesocidae (Family) - pike conger eels
..†Nardoechelyidae (Family)
..Nettastomatidae (Family) - duckbill eels
..Ophichthidae (Family) - snake eels and worm eels
....†Asanoa (Genus)
....†Goslinophis (Genus)
....Myrophinae (Subfamily) - worm eels
....Ophichthinae (Subfamily) - snake eels
....†Parechelus (Genus)
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Ophichthinae
(Subfamily)
Günther, 1870
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (4 Feb 2025).
[inferred]
Type
:
Ophichthus
(Genus)
Ahl, 1789
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Apr 2025; 14 May 2025.
[inferred]
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Ophichthyidae
(Family)
Synonyms
Including
:
Aoteidae
(Family)
Phillipps, 1926
Ref:
R.A. Fritzsche, 1982
: 866.
Including
:
Echelidae
(Family)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
R.A. Fritzsche, 1982
: 866.
Including
:
Neenchelyidae
(Family)
Bamber, 1915
Ref:
[Anonymous], 1995
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
slangalen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
snake eels and worm eels
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 145; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
:
snake eels and worm eels
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: 2453.
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21 Sep 2025