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Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
Omochelys Fowler, 1918; (synonym)
Innominado Parra, 1787; (not available, in synonym)
Leptorhinophis Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Muraenopsis Lesueur, 1856; (synonym)
Ophis Turton, 1807; (synonym)
Ophithorax McClelland, 1844; (synonym)
Oxyodontichthys Poey, 1880; (synonym)
Syletophis Whitley, 1950; (synonym)
Uranichthys Poey, 1867; (synonym)
Paramyrus Gėnther, 1870; (synonym)
Poecilocephalus Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Scytalophis Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Zonophichthus Whitley, 1930; (synonym)
Centrurophis Kaup, 1856; (valid subgenus)
Coecilophis Kaup, 1856; (valid subgenus)
Antobrantia Pinto, 1970; (synonym)
Cogrus Rafinesque, 1810; (synonym)
Acanthenchelys Norman, 1922; (synonym)
Cryptopterus Kaup, 1860; (synonym)
Cryptopterenchelys Fowler, 1925; (synonym)
Giscenchelys Fowler, 1944; (synonym)

?Ophichthus adspersus (Gėnther, 1870)
Ophichthys adspersus Gėnther, 1870

Ophichthus altipennis Bauchot et al., 1993
Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856; (valid as)

?Ophichthus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1865)
Ophichthys amoyensis Bleeker, 1865

Ophichthus apachus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus apicalis McCosker & Castle, 1986
Ophisurus apicalis Anonymous [Bennett], 1830; (valid as)
Ophisurus spadiceus Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Ophisurus compar Richardson, 1848; (synonym)
Ophisurus bangko Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)
Centrurophis spadiceus Kaup, 1856; (valid as)
Coecilophis compar Kaup, 1856; (valid as)
Ophisurus diepenhorsti Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)

Ophichthus arneutes McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus asakusae Jordan & Snyder, 1901

?Ophichthus bleekeri (Volz, 1903)
Ophichthys bleekeri Volz, 1903

Ophichthus bonaparti Asano, 1984
Ophisurus bonapartei; (valid as)
Poecilocephalus bonaparti Kaup, 1856; (valid as)
Ophisurus chrysospilos Bleeker, 1857; (unavailable, in synonymy)

?Ophichthus brachynotopterus Karrer, 1982

Ophichthus brasiliensis McCosker et al., 1989
Centrurophis brasiliensis Kaup, 1856; (valid as)

Ophichthus brevicaudatus McAllister, 1990
Ophichthys brevicaudatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981; (valid as)

?Ophichthus brevimanus (Regan, 1903)
Ophichthys brevimanus Regan, 1903
?Pisodontophis brevimanus Regan, 1903

Ophichthus celebicus McAllister, 1990
Ophisurus celebicus Bleeker, 1856; (valid as)
Ophichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1865; (synonym)
?O. c. sumatranus (Machan, 1930)
Ophichthys celebicus sumatranus Machan, 1930

Ophichthus cephalozona Paxton et al., 1989
Ophichthys cephalozona Bleeker, 1864; (valid as)
Zonophichthus cephalozona Whitley, 1930; (valid as)

Ophichthus chamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

?Ophichthus cinereus Ahl, 1789

?Ophichthus cobra (De Vis, 1884)
Ophichthys cobra De Vis, 1884

Ophichthus colubrinus
?O. c. var. fasciata (Steindachner, 1900)
Ophichthys colubrinus var. fasciata Steindachner, 1900

Ophichthus cruentifer Robins & Ray, 1986
Pisodonophis cruentifer Goode & Bean, 1896; (valid as)
Leptocephalus mucronatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902; (synonym)
Omochelys marginatus Fowler, 1948; (synonym)

Ophichthus cylindroideus McCosker et al., 1989
Conger cylindroideus Ranzani, 1840; (valid as)
Ophisurus parilis Richardson, 1848; (synonym)
Paramyrus cylindroideus Gėnther, 1870; (valid as)
Ophichthus parilis Uyeno & Sasaki, 1983; (synonym)

?Ophichthus dromicus (Gėnther, 1870)
Ophichthys dromicus Gėnther, 1870

Ophichthus echeloides McCosker et al., 1993
Leptocephalus echeloides D'Ancona, 1928; (valid as)

Ophichthus episcopus Paxton et al., 1989
Ophichthys episcopus Castelnau, 1878; (valid as)

Ophichthus erabo Asano, 1984
Microdonophis erabo Jordan & Snyder, 1901; (valid as)
Microdonophis fowleri Jordan & Evermann, 1903; (synonym)
Ophichthus retifer Fowler, 1935; (synonym)

Ophichthus evermanni Jordan & Richardson, 1909

Ophichthus frontalis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1995
Cryptopterus frontalis Garman, 1899; (valid as)
Ophichthys frontalis Garman, 1899; (valid as)

?Ophichthus fuscus (Gėnther, 1870)
Ophichthys fuscus Gėnther, 1870
?-muraena fusca (Zouiev, 1793)

Ophichthus garretti McAllister, 1990
Ophichthys garretti Gėnther, 1910; (valid as)

Ophichthus gomesii Robins & Ray, 1986
Ophichthus magnioculis; (synonym)
Ophisurus gomesii Castelnau, 1855; (valid as)
Leptorhinophis gomesii Kaup, 1856; (valid as)
Scytalophis magnioculis Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Ophisurus chrysops Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Pogonophis grandoculis Bleeker, 1865; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Ophichthys macrurus Poey, 1867; (synonym)
Ophichthys brachyurus Poey, 1868; (synonym)
Ophichthys magnoculus Gėnther, 1870; (unjustified emendation)
Oxyodontichthys limbatus Poey, 1880; (synonym)
Oxyodontichthys limbatus Poey, 1880; (unneeded replacement)
Oxyodontichthys macrurus Poey, 1880; (synonym)
Ophisurus gomesi Boschung, 1992; (misspelling)

Ophichthus grandoculis McAllister, 1990
Ophiurus grandoculis Cantor, 1849; (valid as)

?Ophichthus habereri Franz, 1910

Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Bæhlke, 1984

Ophichthus intermedius McAllister, 1990
Ophichthys intermedius Regan, 1905; (valid as)

Ophichthus karreri Blache, 1975

Ophichthus kunaloa McCosker, 1979

Ophichthus leonensis Blache, 1975

?Ophichthus limkouensis (Chen, 1929)
Ophichthys limkouensis Chen, 1929

Ophichthus longipenis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus macrochir McAllister, 1990
Ophisurus macrochir Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)

?Ophichthus macrops (Gėnther, 1910)
Ophichthys macrops Gėnther, 1910

?Ophichthus madagascariensis (Fourmanoir, 1961)
Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961

Ophichthus manilensis Herre, 1923

Ophichthus marginatus McCosker & Castle, 1986
Ophiurus marginatus Peters, 1855; (valid as)

Ophichthus mecopterus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus megalops Asano, 1987

Ophichthus melanochir Paxton et al., 1989
Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1865; (valid as)

Ophichthus melanoporus Kanazawa, 1963

Ophichthus melope McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus menezesi McCosker & Bæhlke, 1984

Ophichthus microcephalus McAllister, 1990
Ophichthys microcephalus Day, 1878; (valid as)

?Ophichthus misolensis (Gėnther, 1872)
Ophichthys misolensis Gėnther, 1872

?Ophichthus miyamotonis Tanaka, 1913

Ophichthus omorgmus McCosker & Bæhlke, 1984

Ophichthus ophis Ahl, 1789
Muraena ophis Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Muraena hauannensis Bloch & Schneider (ex Parra), 1801; (synonym)
Ophisurus guttatus Cuvier, 1816; (unavailable)
Ophisurus guttatus Cuvier, 1816; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Herpetoichthys sulcatus Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Herpetoichthys callisoma Abbott, 1861; (synonym)
Uranichthys brachycephalus Poey, 1867; (synonym)
Antobrantia ribeiroi Pinto, 1970; (synonym)
Ophichthus ophis Blache et al., 1973

Ophichthus pauciporus
Ophichthys pauciporus Poey, 1867; (valid, uncertain)

Ophichthus polyophthalmus Asano, 1984
Ophichthys polyophthalmus Bleeker, 1865; (valid as)

Ophichthus puncticeps Boschung, 1992
Cryptopterus puncticeps Kaup, 1860; (valid as)
Ophichthys guttifer Bean & Dresel, 1884; (synonym)
Ophichthys retropinnis Eigenmann, 1887; (synonym)
Cryptopterenchelys puncticeps Fowler, 1925; (valid as)

?Ophichthus quincunciatus (Gėnther, 1870)
Ophichthys quincunciatus Gėnther, 1870

Ophichthus ramiger
Ophisurus ramiger Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)
Ophichthys exilis Seale, 1917; (synonym)
Ophichthys ramiger Bussing & Lãpez S., 1994; (valid as)
Ophichthus ramiger McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1995; (valid as)

Ophichthus regius
Ophisurus regius Richardson (ex Shaw), 1848; (valid as)
Herpetoichthys ornatissimus Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Herpetoichthys regius Edwards & Glass, 1987; (valid as)
Ophichthus regius Leiby, 1990; (valid as)

Ophichthus remiger McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998
Ophisurus remiger Valenciennes, 1842; (valid as)
Ophisurus dicellurus Richardson, 1845; (synonym)
Herpetoichthys ater Peters, 1866; (synonym)
Ophichthys ater Peters, 1866; (synonym)
Ophichthys pacifici Gėnther, 1870; (synonym)
Ophichthys callaensis Gėnther, 1873; (synonym)
Ophichthys uniserialis Cope, 1877; (synonym)
Ophichthys uniserialis Seale, 1917; (synonym)

Ophichthus rex Bæhlke & Caruso, 1980

?Ophichthus roseus Tanaka, 1917

Ophichthus rufus Blache et al., 1973
Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810; (valid as)
Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856; (synonym)
Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti & Panceri, 1858; (synonym)

Ophichthus rutidoderma Rainboth, 1996
Ophisurus rutidoderma Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)
Ophichthys rhytidoderma Gėnther, 1870; (unjustified emendation)

Ophichthus rutidodermatoides Paxton et al., 1989
Ophisurus rutidodermatoides Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)
Ophisurus rutidodermato¯des Bleeker, 1853; (misspelling)
Ophichthys rhytidodermatoides Gėnther, 1870; (unjustified emendation)
Ophichthus derbyensis Whitley, 1941; (synonym)

Ophichthus serpentinus (Seale, 1917)
Ophichthys serpentinus Seale, 1917
Ophichthus bennettai McCosker, 1986; (synonym)

?Ophichthus singapurensis (Bleeker, 1864-65)
Ophichthys singapurensis Bleeker, 1864-65

Ophichthus spinicauda McCosker et al., 1989
Acanthenchelys spinicauda Norman, 1922; (valid as)
Ophichthus zonatus Howell Rivero, 1932; (synonym)

?Ophichthus stenopterus (Cope, 1871)
Ophichthys stenopterus Cope, 1871

Ophichthus tetratrema McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

Ophichthus triserialis Eschmeyer & Herald, 1983
Muraenopsis triserialis Kaup, 1856; (valid as)
Ophisurus californiensis Garrett, 1863; (synonym)
Ophichthys grandimaculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867; (synonym)
Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman, 1890; (synonym)
Ophichthys biserialis Garman, 1899; (synonym)
Ophichthys triserialis Barnard, 1923; (1 homonym)
Ophichthys triserialis Barnard, 1923; (2 homonym)
Ophichthys triserialis Barnard, 1923; (valid as)
Ophichthys triserialis Bussing & Lãpez S., 1994; (valid as)
Ophichthus triserialis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1995; (valid as)

Ophichthus tsuchidae Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Ophichthus unicolor McCosker & Castle, 1986
Ophichthys unicolor Regan, 1908; (valid as)
Ophichthys algoensis Barnard, 1925; (replacement)
Ophichthys algoensis Barnard, 1925; (synonym)

Ophichthus urolophus Asano, 1984
Conger urolophus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846; (valid as)

?Ophichthus woosuitingi (Chen, 1929)
Ophichthys woosuitingi Chen, 1929

Ophichthus zophochir Eschmeyer & Herald, 1983
Ophichthys zophochir Jordan & Gilbert, 1882; (valid as)
Giscenchelys zophochir Fowler, 1944; (valid as)


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