| Skythrenchelys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Skythrenchelys Castle & J. E. McCosker, 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker, 1999 | |
Skythrenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
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Skythrenchelys macrostoma, also known as the large-mouth angry worm eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Red Sea.
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Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1863. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific.
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