Leiuranus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Saddled snake-eel)
- Leiuranus versicolor (J. Richardson, 1848) (Convict snake-eel)
Leiuranus | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Leiuranus semicinctus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
Genus: | Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853 |
Species | |
See text. |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Leiuranus in FishBase. June 2011 version.