Letharchus

Letharchus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

• Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974
• Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker, 1974 (Sailfin snake-eel)
• Letharchus velifer Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 (American sailfin eel)

Letharchus
Letharcus velifur (top)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Letharchus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882
Type species
Letharchus velifer Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882[1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974