Chilorhinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Chilorhinus Lütken, 1852 |
Type species | |
Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852 [1] |
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 contains the following two species: [2]
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