| Paraletharchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Letharchus pacificus R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916
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| Species | |
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Paraletharchus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paraletharchus opercularis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Pouched snake-eel)
- Paraletharchus pacificus (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Sailfin eel)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paraletharchus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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