Synbranchus

Genus of fishes

Synbranchus
Marbled Swamp Eel (S. marmoratus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Subfamily: Synbranchinae
Genus: Synbranchus
Bloch, 1795
Type species
Synbranchus marmoratus
Bloch, 1795[1]
Synonyms[2]

Synbranchus is a genus of swamp eels native to Central and South America.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Synbranchus lampreia Favorito, Zanata & Assumpção, 2005
  • Synbranchus madeirae D. E. Rosen & Rumney, 1972
  • Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch, 1795 (Marbled swamp eel)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Synbranchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Synbranchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Synbranchus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

External links

  • Media related to Synbranchus at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Synbranchus at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Synbranchus
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