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Genus of eels

Strophidon
Strophidon sathete
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Strophidon
McClelland, 1944
Type species
Lycodontis longicaudata
McClelland, 1844
Species

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Synonyms
  • Evenchelys Jordan & Evermann, 1902

Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.

Species

The following species in Strophidon are recognized by FishBase:

Three other species, S. dawydoffi, S. tetraporus, and S. ui, have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.

References

  1. "Strophidon". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ Huang, Wen-Chien; Mohapatra, Anil; Thu, Pham The; Chen, Hong-Ming; Liao, Te-Yu (2020-09-22). "A review of the genus Strophidon (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with description of a new species". Journal of Fish Biology. 97 (5): 1462–1480. Bibcode:2020JFBio..97.1462H. doi:10.1111/jfb.14514. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 32844437. S2CID 221326082.
  3. "Fish Identification". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  4. Prokofiev, A. M. (March 2020). "New Moray Eel Species of Strophidon genus (Muraenidae) from Vietnam". Journal of Ichthyology. 60 (2): 129–134. Bibcode:2020JIch...60..129P. doi:10.1134/S0032945220020174. ISSN 0032-9452. S2CID 218624312.
Taxon identifiers
Strophidon


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