Synbranchus

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

Synbranchus
Marbled Swamp Eel (S. marmoratus)
Scientific classification
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]

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, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Synbranchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Synbranchidae genera". 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.


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