Genus Myrophis Lütken, 1852
- Myrophis Lütken, C.F. 1852. Nogle bemaerkninger om naeseborenes stilling ho de i gruppe med Ophisurus staaende slaegter af aalefamilien. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1851(1/2): 1-21 [14] [also in Lütken, C.F. 1852. Ueber die Stellung der Nasenlöcher bei den Ophisurus-Arten und den mit ihnen verwandten Gattungen aus der Familie der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (Wiegmann) v. 18 (no. 1): 255-276].
Type species:
Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
McCosker, J.E. 1977. The osteology, classification, and relationships of the eel family Ophichthidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(1): 1-123 figs 1-45 [59]
McCosker, J.E., Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophichthidae. pp. 264-277 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [270]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 11-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |