Paraletharchus

Paraletharchus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Paraletharchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974
Type species
Letharchus pacificus R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916
Species
See text.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Paraletharchus opercularis (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Pouched snake-eel)
• Paraletharchus pacificus (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Sailfin eel)