1. Subfamily Myrophinae Kaup, 1856
   1. Genus Ahlia Jordan & Davis, 1891
   2. Genus Asarcenchelys McCosker, 1985
   3. Genus Benthenchelys Fowler, 1934
   4. Genus Glenoglossa McCosker, 1982
   5. Genus Mixomyrophis McCosker, 1985
   6. Genus Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853
   7. Genus Myrophis Lütken, 1852
   8. Genus Neenchelys Bamber, 1915
   9. Genus Pseudomyrophis Wade, 1946
   10. Genus Pylorobranchus McCosker & Chen, 2012
   11. Genus Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970
   12. Genus Schultzidia Gosline, 1951
   13. Genus Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
   14. Genus Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker, 1999
   15. Genus Sympenchelys Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2015
   16. Genus Aotea Phillipps, 1926 accepted as Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
   17. Genus Hesperomyrus Myers & Storey, 1939 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
   18. Genus Holopterura Cope, 1871 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
   19. Genus Leptoconger Poey, 1880 accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852
   20. Genus Muaenichthys accepted as Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
   21. Genus Myroplius accepted as Myrophis Lütken, 1852 (misspelling)
   22. Genus Myropterura Ogilby, 1897 accepted as Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
   23. Genus Paramyrus Günther, 1870 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   24. Genus Schizmorhynchus accepted as Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970 (misspelling)
   25. Genus Leptocephalus [Ophichthidae] (temporary name)
2. Subfamily Ophichthinae Günther, 1870
   1. Genus Allips McCosker, 1972
   2. Genus Aplatophis Böhlke, 1956
   3. Genus Aprognathodon Böhlke, 1967
   4. Genus Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
   5. Genus Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
   6. Genus Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
   7. Genus Caecula Vahl, 1794
   8. Genus Callechelys Kaup, 1856
   9. Genus Caralophia Böhlke, 1955
   10. Genus Chauligenion McCosker & Okamoto, 2016
   11. Genus Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856
   12. Genus Cirricaecula Schultz, 1953
   13. Genus Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
   14. Genus Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
   15. Genus Echiophis Kaup, 1856
   16. Genus Ethadophis Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
   17. Genus Evips McCosker, 1972
   18. Genus Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
   19. Genus Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
   20. Genus Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856
   21. Genus Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
   22. Genus Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
   23. Genus Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
   24. Genus Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
   25. Genus Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
   26. Genus Leptenchelys Myers & Wade, 1941
   27. Genus Letharchus Goode & Bean, 1882
   28. Genus Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
   29. Genus Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
   30. Genus Luthulenchelys McCosker, 2007
   31. Genus Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934
   32. Genus Myrichthys Girard, 1859
   33. Genus Mystriophis Kaup, 1856
   34. Genus Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   35. Genus Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800
   36. Genus Oxystomus Rafinesque, 1810
   37. Genus Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974
   38. Genus Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
   39. Genus Phyllophichthus Gosline, 1951
   40. Genus Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
   41. Genus Quassiremus Jordan & Davis, 1891
   42. Genus Rhinophichthus McCosker, 1999
   43. Genus Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
   44. Genus Suculentophichthus Fricke, 2015
   45. Genus Xestochilus McCosker, 1998
   46. Genus Xyrias Jordan & Snyder, 1901
   47. Genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940
   48. Genus Acanthenchelys Norman, 1922 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   49. Genus Achirophichthys Bleeker, 1864 accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
   50. Genus Anguisurus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
   51. Genus Antobrantia Pinto, 1970 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   52. Genus Apterichthus accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806 (misspelling)
   53. Genus Apterichthys accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806 (misspelling)
   54. Genus Brachysomorphis accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   55. Genus Brachysonophis accepted as Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   56. Genus Caecilia Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
   57. Genus Centrurophis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   58. Genus Chlevastes Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859
   59. Genus Coecula accepted as Caecula Vahl, 1794 (unaccepted > misspelling)
   60. Genus Cogrus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   61. Genus Crotalopsis Kaup, 1860 accepted as Echiophis Kaup, 1856
   62. Genus Cryptopterus Kaup, 1860 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   63. Genus Cryptopterygium Ginsburg, 1951 accepted as Callechelys Kaup, 1856
   64. Genus Cyclophichthys Whitley, 1951 accepted as Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
   65. Genus Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853 (synonym)
   66. Genus Elapsopsis accepted as Elapsopis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
   67. Genus Evipes accepted as Evips McCosker, 1972 (misspelling)
   68. Genus Lamnastoma accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   69. Genus Lamnosoma accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   70. Genus Lamnostomus accepted as Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   71. Genus Leptorhynchus Smith, 1840 accepted as Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800
   72. Genus Liuranus accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
   73. Genus Machaerenchelys Fowler, 1938 accepted as Leiuranus Bleeker, 1853
   74. Genus Malviolophus accepted as Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934 (misspelling)
   75. Genus Microdonophis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   76. Genus Microrhynchus Blache & Bauchot, 1972 accepted as Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
   77. Genus Muraenophis Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
   78. Genus Muraenopsis Lesueur, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   79. Genus Myrichttys accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859 (misspelling)
   80. Genus Myrichtys accepted as Myrichthys Girard, 1859 (misspelling)
   81. Genus Myrus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
   82. Genus Notophtophis Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos, 1983 accepted as Echiophis Kaup, 1856
   83. Genus Omochelys Fowler, 1918 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   84. Genus Ophichtchys accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789 (misspelling)
   85. Genus Ophichtys accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789 (misspelling)
   86. Genus Ophicthus accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789 (misspelling)
   87. Genus Ophisurapus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
   88. Genus Ophiurus accepted as Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800 (misspelling)
   89. Genus Ophychthus accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789 (misspelling)
   90. Genus Opichthus accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789 (misspelling)
   91. Genus Oxyodontichthys Poey, 1880 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   92. Genus Pantonora Smith, 1965 accepted as Yirrkala Whitley, 1940
   93. Genus Pisodonphis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   94. Genus Pisodontophis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   95. Genus Pisonodophis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856 (unaccepted > misspelling)
   96. Genus Pisoodonophis accepted as Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
   97. Genus Poecilocephalus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   98. Genus Pogonophis Myers & Wade, 1941 accepted as Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856
   99. Genus Pterurus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
   100. Genus Rhinenchelys Blache & Bauchot, 1972 accepted as Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
   101. Genus Scytalophis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   102. Genus Sphagebranchus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Caecula Vahl, 1794 (synonym)
   103. Genus Uranichthys Poey, 1867 accepted as Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
   104. Genus Verma Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Apterichtus Duméril, 1806
3. Genus Jenkinsella accepted as Jenkinsiella Jordan & Evermann, 1905 accepted as Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
4. Genus Ophichthys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Monopterus Lacepède, 1800 (synonym)

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