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Herpetoichthys

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Herpetoichthys
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Herpetoichthys
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Ecuador Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, and iNaturalist data coverage
Herpetoichthys
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Pogonophis grandoculis Bleeker 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Herpetoichthys
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Sweden, iDigBio type specimen records, iNaturalist, Fishbase, and NMNH Collection

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Herpetoichthys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Herpetoichthys (this page)
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Herpetoichthys (this page)
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Herpetoichthys (this page)
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ahlia
Allips
Aplatophis
Aprognathodon
Apterichtus
Asarcenchelys
Bascanichthys
Benthenchelys
Brachysomophis
Caecula
Callechelys
Caralophia
Cirrhimuraena
Cirricaecula
Dalophis
Echelus
Echiophis
Ethadophis
Evips
Glenoglossa
Gordiichthys
Hemerorhinus
Hyphalophis
Ichthyapus
Kertomichthys
Lamnostoma
Leiuranus
Leptenchelys
Leptocephalus
Letharchus
Lethogoleos
Leuropharus
Luthulenchelys
Malvoliophis
Mixomyrophis
Muraenichthys
Myrichthys
Myrophis
Mystriophis
Neenchelys
Ophichthus
Ophisurus
Paraletharchus
Phaenomonas
Phyllophichthus
Pisodonophis
Pseudomyrophis
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus
Rhinophichthus
Schismorhynchus
Schultzidia
Scolecenchelys
Scytalichthys
Skythrenchelys
Stictorhinus
Suculentophichthus
Xestochilus
Xyrias
Yirrkala

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856 (this page)
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ahlia Jordan & Davis 1891
Allips Mc Cosker 1972
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Aprognathodon Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus Duméril 1806
Asarcenchelys Mc Cosker 1985
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Benthenchelys Fowler 1934
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Caecula Vahl 1794
Callechelys Kaup 1856
Caralophia Böhlke 1955
Cirrhimuraena Kaup 1856
Cirricaecula Schultz 1953
Dalophis Rafinesque 1810
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Ethadophis Rosenblatt & Mc Cosker 1970
Evips Mc Cosker 1972
Glenoglossa Mc Cosker 1982
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Goslinophis Blot 1981
Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort 1916
Hyphalophis Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville 1847
Kertomichthys Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Lamnostoma Kaup 1856
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Leptenchelys Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus Goode & Bean 1882
Lethogoleos Mc Cosker & Böhlke 1982
Leuropharus Rosenblatt & Mc Cosker 1970
Luthulenchelys Mc Cosker 2007
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Mixomyrophis Mc Cosker 1985
Muraenichthys Bleeker 1853
Myrichthys Girard 1859
Myrophis Lütken 1852
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Neenchelys Bamber 1915
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophicthys Swainson 1839
Ophisurus Lacépède 1800
Oxystomus Rafinesque 1810
Paraletharchus Mc Cosker 1974
Phaenomonas Myers & Wade 1941
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Pseudomyrophis Wade 1946
Pylorobranchus Mc Cosker & Chen 2012
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Rhinophichthus Mc Cosker 1999
Schismorhynchus Mc Cosker 1970
Schultzidia Gosline 1951
Scolecenchelys Ogilby 1897
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Skythrenchelys Castle & Mc Cosker 1999
Stictorhinus Böhlke & Mc Cosker 1975
Suculentophichthus Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani 2015
Sympenchelys
Xestochilus Mc Cosker 1998
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901
Yirrkala Whitley 1940

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856 (this page)
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Elapsopis Kaup 1856
Evips McCosker 1972
Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Myrichthys Girard 1859
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophisurus Lacepède 1800
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Herpetoichthys (this page)
Herpetoichthys calabaricus
Herpetoichthys fossatus
Herpetoichthys ornatissimus
Herpetoichthys regius
Herpetoichthys sulcatus
Acanthenchelys
Achirophichthys
Anguisurus
Antobrantia
Centrurophis
Chauligenion
Chlevastes
Cogrus
Crotalopsis
Cryptopterus
Cryptopterygium
Cyclophichthys
Machaerenchelys
Microdonophis
Muraenophis
Muraenopsis
Myrus
Notophtophis
Omochelys
Ophichthini
Ophisurapus
Oxyodontichthys
Oxystomus
Pantonora
Poecilocephalus
Pogonophis
Pterurus
Rhinenchelys
Rhinophichthus
Scytalophis
Sphagebranchini
Suculentophichthus
Uranichthys
Verma
Xestochilus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Herpetoichthys Kaup 1856 (this page)
Ahlia
Ahlia Jordan & Davis 1891
Allips
Allips McCosker 1972
Aplatophis
Aplatophis Böhlke 1956
Aprognathodon
Aprognathodon Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus
Apterichtus Duméril 1806
Asarcenchelys
Asarcenchelys McCosker 1985
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Benthenchelys
Benthenchelys Fowler 1934
Brachysomophis
Brachysomophis Kaup 1856
Caecula Vahl 1794
Callechelys
Callechelys Kaup 1856
Caralophia Böhlke 1955
Chauligenion
Chauligenion McCosker & Okamoto 2016
Cirrhimuraena
Cirrhimuraena Kaup 1856
Cirricaecula Schultz 1953
Dalophis
Dalophis Rafinesque 1810
Echelus
Echelus Rafinesque 1810
Echiophis
Echiophis Kaup 1856
Ethadophis Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Evips McCosker 1972
Glenoglossa McCosker 1982
Gordiichthys
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort 1916
Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Ichthyapus
Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville 1847
Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Lamnostoma
Lamnostoma Kaup 1856
Leiuranus
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Leptenchelys Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus
Letharchus Goode & Bean 1882
Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke 1982
Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Luthulenchelys McCosker 2007
Malvoliophis Whitley 1934
Mixomyrophis McCosker 1985
Muraenichthys
Muraenichthys Bleeker 1853
Myrichthys
Myrichthys Girard 1859
Myrophinae Kaup 1856
Myrophis
Myrophis Lütken 1852
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Neenchelys
Neenchelys Bamber 1915
Ophichthinae Günther 1870
Ophichthus
Ophichthus Ahl 1789
Ophisurus
Ophisurus Lacepède 1800
Paraletharchus McCosker 1974
Phaenomonas
Phaenomonas Myers & Wade 1941
Phyllophichthus
Phyllophichthus Gosline 1951
Pisodonophis
Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
Pseudomyrophis Wade 1946
Pylorobranchus
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis 1891
Rhinophichthus McCosker 1999
Schismorhynchus
Schismorhynchus McCosker 1970
Schultzidia
Schultzidia Gosline 1951
Scolecenchelys
Scolecenchelys Ogilby 1897
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Skythrenchelys
Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker 1999
Suculentophichthus
Suculentophichthus Fricke 2015
Sympenchelys
Sympenchelys Hibino, Ho & Kimura 2015
Xestochilus
Xestochilus McCosker 1998
Xyrias
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder 1901
Yirrkala
Yirrkala Whitley 1940
25 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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