Achirophichthys Bleeker, 1864
— 1 sp.
Allips McCosker, 1972
— 1 sp.
Aplatophis Bæhlke, 1956
— 1 sp.
Aprognathodon Bæhlke, 1967
— 1 sp.
Apterichtus Dum©ril, 1806
— 12 spp.
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
— 17 spp.
Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
— 5 spp.
Caecula Vahl, 1794
— 6 spp.
Callechelys Kaup, 1856
— 14 spp.
Caralophia Bæhlke, 1955
— 1 sp.
Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856
— 8 spp.
Cirricaecula Schultz in Schultz et al., 1953
— 2 spp.
Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
— 8 spp.
Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
— 9 spp.
Echiophis Kaup, 1856
— 4 spp.
Elapsopis Kaup, 1856
— 2 spp.
Ethadophis Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
— 4 spp.
Evips McCosker, 1972
— 1 sp.
Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
— 4 spp.
Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
— 1 sp.
Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856
— 1 sp.
Hyphalophis McCosker & Bæhlke, 1982
— 1 sp.
Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
— 5 spp.
Jenkinsiella
Jenkinsiella Jordan & Evermann, 1905; (valid subgenus)
Kertomichthys McCosker & Bæhlke, 1982
— 1 sp.
Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
— 6 spp.
Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
— 3 spp.
Leptenchelys Myers & Wade, 1941
— 2 spp.
Letharchus Goode & Bean, 1882
— 3 spp.
Lethogoleos McCosker & Bæhlke, 1982
— 1 sp.
Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
— 1 sp.
Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934
— 1 sp.
Microdonophis
— 1 sp.
Myrichthys Girard, 1859
— 9 spp.
Mystriophis Kaup, 1856
— 3 spp.
Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
— 77 spp.
Ophisurus Lacep¨de, 1800
— 20 spp.
Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974
— 2 spp.
Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
— 2 spp.
Phyllophichthus Gosline, 1951
— 2 spp.
Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
— 9 spp.
Quassiremus Jordan & Davis, 1891
— 5 spp.
Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
— 1 sp.
Stictorhinus Bæhlke & McCosker, 1975
— 1 sp.
Xyrias Jordan & Snyder, 1901
— 3 spp.
Yirrkala Whitley, 1940
— 6 spp.
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Additional information sources:
The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev ; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.