Ophichthus

Life

Pisces

Actinopterygii

Anguilliformes

Ophichthidae

Ophichthinae

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 Gìnther, 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 (Gìnther, 1870)

Ophichthys adspersus Gìnther, 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 Gìnther, 1870; (valid as)
Ophichthus parilis Uyeno & Sasaki, 1983; (synonym)

?Ophichthus dromicus (Gìnther, 1870)

Ophichthys dromicus Gìnther, 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 (Gìnther, 1870)

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

Ophichthus garretti McAllister, 1990

Ophichthys garretti Gìnther, 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 Gìnther, 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 (Gìnther, 1910)

Ophichthys macrops Gìnther, 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 (Gìnther, 1872)

Ophichthys misolensis Gìnther, 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 (Gìnther, 1870)

Ophichthys quincunciatus Gìnther, 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 Gìnther, 1870; (synonym)
Ophichthys callaensis Gìnther, 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 Gìnther, 1870; (unjustified emendation)

Ophichthus rutidodermatoides Paxton et al., 1989

Ophisurus rutidodermatoides Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)
Ophisurus rutidodermato¯des Bleeker, 1853; (misspelling)
Ophichthys rhytidodermatoides Gìnther, 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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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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