Mystriophis Kaup 1856 (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Parent taxon: Congridae according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mystriophis in the database

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