Myrichthys
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| Myrichthys | |
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| Tiger snake eel, Myrichthys maculosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys Girard, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859[1] | |
| Species | |
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Myrichthys is a genus of snake eels currently containing 11 recognized species found in tropical and warm temperate oceans worldwide.
