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Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderAnguilliformes
  5. FamilyMuraenidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
23
Family
Muraenidae
Collections
CAS, USNM, CSIRO, WAM, FMNH, QM
Recorded in
Micronesia, Taiwan, Palau, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Muraenidae
Image
Strophidonsathete.jpg
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taxon name
Strophidon
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Strophidon
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Strophidon
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Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.

== Species == The following species in Strophidon are recognized by FishBase: Strophidon dorsalis Strophidon sathete Strophidon dawydoffi Two other species, S. tetraporus, and S. ui, have been described but not presently accepted by FishBase.

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