Ichthyapus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: Ichthyapus acuticeps Barnard, 1923 (Sharpnose sand eel) Ichthyapus insularis J. E. McCosker, 2004 Ichthyapus keramanus Machida, Hasimoto & Yamakawa, 1997 McCosker, J.E. & Hibino, Y. (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 49-78. Ichthyapus ophioneus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (Surf eel) Ichthyapus platyrhynchus Gosline, 1951 Ichthyapus selachops D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Smiling snake eel) Ichthyapus vulturis M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Vulture sand eel)
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