Sharptail Eel Myrichthys breviceps

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Ophichthidae [family]

Myrichthys [genus] (2)

breviceps [species]

Classification

Ophichthidae [family]

Myrichthys [genus] (2)

breviceps [species]

Names

English name	Sharptail Eel
Papiamento name	Kolebra makamba
Valid name	Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
Synonym	Ophichthus acuminatus Gronow
Synonym	Myrichthys acuminatus (Gronow, 1854)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Anguilliformes [order] Eels and Morays
      - Ophichthidae [family] Snake Eels
        
        Myrichthys Girard, 1859 [genus]
        
        Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) [species] Sharptail Eel