Strophidon

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Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.[2]

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Strophidon
Strophidon sathete
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Strophidon
McClelland, 1944
Type species
Lycodontis longicaudata
McClelland, 1844
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Evenchelys Jordan & Evermann, 1902
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Species

The following species in Strophidon are recognized by FishBase:[3]

Two other species, S. tetraporus, and S. ui, have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.[2][4]

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