Ichthyapus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Ichthyapus acutirostris Brisout de Barneville, 1847
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Species edit
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Ichthyapus acuticeps Barnard, 1923 (Sharpnose sand eel)
- Ichthyapus insularis J. E. McCosker, 2004
- Ichthyapus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 [1]
- Ichthyapus ophioneus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (Surf eel)
- Ichthyapus platyrhynchus Gosline, 1951
- Ichthyapus selachops D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Smiling snake eel)
- Ichthyapus vulturis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Vulture sand eel)
References edit
- ^ McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 49-78.
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