Letharchus
Genus of fishes
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Letharchus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974
- Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker, 1974 (Sailfin snake-eel)
- Letharchus velifer Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 (American sailfin eel)
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| Letharchus | |
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| Letharcus velifur (top) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Letharchus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Letharchus velifer Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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