Selachophidium
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| taxon = Selachophidium
| authority = Gilchrist, 1903
| type_species = Selachophidium guentheri
| type_species_authority = Gilchrist, 1903
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Selachophidium is a genus of cusk-eels. They are oviparous.{{cite book|author=Breder, C.M. |author2= D.E. Rosen|year= 1966|title= Modes of reproduction in fishes |publisher=T.F.H. Publications|location= Neptune City, New Jersey}}
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:{{Cof genus|Selachophidium|access-date=23 May 2025}}
- Selachophidium americanum Nielsen, 1971
- Selachophidium guentheri Gilchrist, 1903
;Synonyms
- Selachophidium vitiazi {{small|Nielsen, 1971}}; valid as Monomitopus vitiazi {{small|(Nielsen, 1971)}}
References
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Category:Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock
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