Cirrhimuraena Explained

Cirrhimuraena is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

• Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870)
• Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
• Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
• Cirrhimuraena indica Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Seth, 2021
• Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Inhaca fringelip)
• Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910)
• Cirrhimuraena odishaensis Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra, 2023
• Cirrhimuraena orientalis K. H. Nguyen, 1993
• Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931
• Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870) (Fringelip snake-eel)
• Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker, 1863
• Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003