n = 62
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophisurus alternans | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Myrichthys colubrinus | Ophichthidae | Harlequin snake eel |
| Ophisurus apicalis | Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | Ophichthus apicalis | Ophichthidae | Bluntnose snake-eel |
| Ophisurus baccidens | Cantor, 1849 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus bangko | Bleeker, 1852 | Ophichthus apicalis | Ophichthidae | Bluntnose snake-eel |
| Ophisurus boro | Hamilton, 1822 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus brachysoma | Bleeker, 1853 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus breviceps | Richardson, 1848 | Myrichthys breviceps | Ophichthidae | Sharptail eel |
| Ophisurus Broekmeijeri | Bleeker, 1856 | Ophichthus celebicus | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus broekmeyeri | Bleeker, 1856 | Ophichthus celebicus | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus californiensis | Garrett, 1863 | Ophichthus triserialis | Ophichthidae | Pacific snake eel |
| Ophisurus cancrivomer | Richardson, 1848 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus cancrivorus | Richardson, 1848 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus caudatus | McClelland, 1844 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus celebicus | Bleeker, 1856 | Ophichthus celebicus | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus cheilopogon | Bleeker, 1860 | Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus chrysops | Poey, 1860 | Ophichthus gomesii | Ophichthidae | Shrimp eel |
| Ophisurus cirrocheilos | Bleeker, 1857 | Brachysomophis cirrocheilos | Ophichthidae | Stargazer snake eel |
| Ophisurus compar | Richardson, 1848 | Ophichthus apicalis | Ophichthidae | Bluntnose snake-eel |
| Ophisurus crocodilinus | Bennett, 1833 | Brachysomophis crocodilinus | Ophichthidae | Crocodile snake eel |
| Ophisurus dicellurus | Richardson, 1845 | Ophichthus remiger | Ophichthidae | Punctuated snake-eel |
| Ophisurus diepenhorsti | Bleeker, 1860 | Ophichthus apicalis | Ophichthidae | Bluntnose snake-eel |
| Ophisurus fasciatus | Lacepède, 1802 | Myrichthys colubrinus | Ophichthidae | Harlequin snake eel |
| Ophisurus gomesii | Castelnau, 1855 | Ophichthus gomesii | Ophichthidae | Shrimp eel |
| Ophisurus grandoculis | Cantor, 1849 | Ophichthus grandoculis | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus guineensis | Blache, 1975 | Xyrias guineensis | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus harancha | Hamilton, 1822 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus havanensis | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Ophichthus ophis | Ophichthidae | Spotted snake eel |
| Ophisurus hijala | Hamilton, 1822 | Pisodonophis hijala | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus hispanus | Bellotti, 1858 | Ophichthus rufus | Ophichthidae | Rufus snake-eel |
| Ophisurus hoevenii | Bleeker, 1853 | Pisodonophis hoevenii | Ophichthidae | Hoeven's snake eel |
| Ophisurus hypselopterus | Bleeker, 1851 | Pisodonophis hypselopterus | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus intertinctus | Richardson, 1848 | Echiophis intertinctus | Ophichthidae | Spotted spoon-nose eel |
| Ophisurus latemaculatus | Poey, 1867 | Myrichthys ocellatus | Ophichthidae | Goldspotted eel |
| Ophisurus longus | Poey, 1867 | Myrichthys breviceps | Ophichthidae | Sharptail eel |
| Ophisurus lumbricoides | Bleeker, 1852 | Ophichthus rutidoderma | Ophichthidae | Olive snake eel |
| Ophisurus macrochir | Bleeker, 1853 | Ophichthus macrochir | Ophichthidae | Bigfin snake eel |
| Ophisurus macrorhynchos | Bleeker, 1853 | Ophisurus macrorhynchos | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus macrorhynchus | Bleeker, 1853 | Ophisurus macrorhynchos | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus minimus | McClelland, 1844 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus multiserialis | (Norman, 1939) | Xyrias multiserialis | Ophichthidae | Speckled snake eel |
| Ophisurus nigrepinnis | Liénard, 1842 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus pallens | Richardson, 1848 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Ophisurus pardalis | Valenciennes, 1839 | Myrichthys pardalis | Ophichthidae | Leopard eel |
| Ophisurus parilis | Richardson, 1848 | Ophichthus cylindroideus | Ophichthidae | Dusky snake eel |
| Ophisurus polyodon | Bleeker, 1860 | Cirrhimuraena chinensis | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus porphyreus | Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | Brachysomophis porphyreus | Ophichthidae | |
| Ophisurus potamophilus | Bleeker, 1854 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus ramiger | Valenciennes, 1847 | Ophichthus remiger | Ophichthidae | Punctuated snake-eel |
| Ophisurus regius | Richardson, 1848 | Herpetoichthys regius | Ophichthidae | Ornate Snake Eel |
| Ophisurus remiger | Valenciennes, 1837 | Ophichthus remiger | Ophichthidae | Punctuated snake-eel |
| Ophisurus rostellatus | Richardson, 1848 | Mystriophis rostellatus | Ophichthidae | African spoon-nose eel |
| Ophisurus rostratus | McClelland, 1844 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus rutidoderma | Bleeker, 1852 | Ophichthus rutidoderma | Ophichthidae | Olive snake eel |
| Ophisurus rutidodermatoides | Bleeker, 1852 | Ophichthus rutidoderma | Ophichthidae | Olive snake eel |
| Ophisurus schaapi | Bleeker, 1852 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus schaapii | Bleeker, 1852 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus semicinctus | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Leiuranus semicinctus | Ophichthidae | Saddled snake-eel |
| Ophisurus serpens | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Ophisurus serpens | Ophichthidae | Serpent eel |
| Ophisurus sinensis | Richardson, 1848 | Pisodonophis cancrivorus | Ophichthidae | Longfin snake-eel |
| Ophisurus spadiceus | Richardson, 1846 | Ophichthus apicalis | Ophichthidae | Bluntnose snake-eel |
| Ophisurus vermiformis | McClelland, 1844 | Pisodonophis boro | Ophichthidae | Rice-paddy eel |
| Ophisurus versicolor | Richardson, 1848 | Leiuranus versicolor | Ophichthidae | Convict snake eel |