Echelus

Echelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Echelus
Rafinesque, 1810

Echelus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. McCosker, J.E. & Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa, 4060 (1): 71–85.
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