Chilorhinus

Genus of fishes

Chilorhinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Chilorhinus
Lütken, 1852

Chilorhinus is a small genus of eels of the family Chlopsidae that occurs in tropical waters. It contains these two described species:

  • Chilorhinus platyrhynchus (Norman, 1922) (flatnose xenocongrid eel)
  • Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852 (seagrass eel)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chilorhinus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Chilorhinus


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