''Scolecenchelys fuscapenis'' is a species of

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

s in the family

Ophichthidae Ophichthidae is a family (biology), family of fish in the order (biology), order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek language, Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels ...

(worm/snake eels).McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. (2012): Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. ''Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 1-16.'' It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and

Hiromitsu Endo Hiromitsu (written: 博光, 博満, 宏光, 宏充, 弘光, 広光, 洋光 or 洋充) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese shamisen player *Hiromitsu "Hiro-x in Shizuoka (city), popularly known ...

in 2012.

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Fish described in 2012 fuscapenis {{Ophichthidae-stub