Chilorhinus
Genus of fishes
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Chilorhinus is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Chlopsidae, the false morays. These eels occur in tropical waters
| Chilorhinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chilorhinus Lütken, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852[1] | |
Species
Chilorhinus contains the following two species:[2]
- Chilorhinus platyrhynchus (Norman, 1922) (flatnose xenocongrid eel)
- Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852 (seagrass eel)