Strophidon Explained

Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.^[1]

Species

There are currently 2 described species in Strophidon recognized by FishBase:^[2]

• Strophidon dorsalis
• Strophidon sathete

Three other species, S. dawydoffi, S. tetraporus, and S. ui, have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Huang. Wen-Chien. Mohapatra. Anil. Thu. Pham The. Chen. Hong-Ming. Liao. Te-Yu. 2020-09-22. A review of the genus Strophidon (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology. 97. 5. 1462–1480. 10.1111/jfb.14514. 0022-1112. 32844437. 2020JFBio..97.1462H . 221326082 .
2. Web site: Fish Identification. 2022-01-18. www.fishbase.se.
3. Prokofiev. A. M.. March 2020. New Moray Eel Species of Strophidon genus (Muraenidae) from Vietnam. Journal of Ichthyology. en. 60. 2. 129–134. 10.1134/S0032945220020174. 0032-9452. 218624312.