After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Ophichthidae [incl. Neenchelyidae, Aoteidae] (snake eels; käärmeankeriaat) [FB: 56/257] |?- Allips concolor McCosker, 1972 |?- Aplatophis chauliodus Böhlke, 1956 (Fangtooth snake eel) |?- Aprognathodon platyventris Böhlke, 1967 (Stripe eel) |?-o Brachysomophis [4] | |-- B. atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972 | |-- B. cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857) (Stargazer snake eel) | |-- B. crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) (Crocodile snake eel) | `-- B. sauropsis Schultz, 1943 (Reptilian snake eel) |?- Caralophia loxochila Böhlke, 1955 Slantlip eel |?-o Cirricaecula [2] | |-- C. johnsoni Schultz, 1953 (Fringelip snake eel) | `-- C. macdowelli McCosker & Randall, 1993 |?-o Elapsopis [2] | |-- E. cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner, 1934) | `-- E. versicolor (Richardson, 1848) (Convict snake eel) |?- Evips persinctus McCosker, 1972 |?-o Gordiichthys [4] | |-- G. ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989 | |-- G. irretitus Jordan & Davis, 1891 (Horsehair eel) | |-- G. leibyi McCosker & Böhlke, 1984 | `-- G. randalli McCosker & Böhlke, 1984 |?- Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot, 1972 |?- Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade, 1941) Mustachioed snake-eel |?- Hyphalophis devius McCosker & Böhlke, 1982 |?-o Ichthyapus [5] | |-- I. acuticeps (Barnard, 1923) (Sharpnose sand-eel) | |-- I. omanensis (Norman, 1939) (Oman snake eel) | |-- I. ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900) (Surf eel) | |-- I. selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Smiling snake-eel) | `-- I. vulturus (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Vulture sand eel) |?- Kertomichthys blastorhinos (Kanazawa, 1963) |?- Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839) (Saddled snake eel) |?- Leptenchelys vermiformis Myers & Wade, 1941 (Slender worm-eel) |?- Lethogoleos andersoni McCosker & Böhlke, 1982 |?- Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970 (Acned snake-eel) |?- Malvoliophis pinguis (Günther, 1872) |?-o Ophisurus [2] | |-- O. macrorhynchus Bleeker, 1853 | `-- O. serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel) |?-o Paraletharchus [2] | |-- P. opercularis (Myers & Wade, 1941) | `-- P. pacificus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Sailfin eel) |?-o Phyllophichthus [2] | |-- P. macrurus McKay, 1970 | `-- P. xenodontus Gosline, 1951 (Flappy snake-eel) |?-o Quassiremus [4] | |-- Q. ascensionis (Studer, 1889) (Blackspotted snake eel) | |-- Q. evionthas (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Galapagos snake eel) | |-- Q. nothochir (Gilbert, 1890) (Smallfish snake-eel) | `-- Q. polyclitellum Castle, 1996 |?- Rhinophichthus penicillatus McCosker, 1999 |?- Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Short-tailed viper-eel) |?- Stictorhinus potamius Böhlke & McCosker, 1975 |?- Xestochilus nebulosus (Smith, 1962) |?-o Xyrias [3] | |-- X. guineensis (Blache, 1975) | |-- X. multiserialis (Norman, 1939) (Speckled snake eel) | `-- X. revulsus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 |-- Myrophinae (worm eels; matoankeriaat) [Norton: 11 genera, 40 species] `-- Ophichthyinae (snake eels; käärmeankeriaat) [N: 41/210]
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600