Chilorhinus
| Chilorhinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
Species
[edit]Chilorhinus contains the following two species:[2]
- Chilorhinus platyrhynchus (Norman, 1922) (flatnose xenocongrid eel)
- Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852 (seagrass eel)
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chlopsidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chilorhinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chilorhinus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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