genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
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family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for thei ...
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Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
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Scolecenchelys australis
The shortfinned worm eel (''Scolecenchelys australis'', also known commonly as the shortfin worm eel, the worm eel, the southern worm eel, the Down's worm eel, the Iredale's worm eel, or the Scotts worm eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (w ...
Scolecenchelys brevicaudata
''Scolecenchelys'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Scolecenchelys acutirostris'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Sharp-nose worm eel)
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, 2015 (Short-tail worm eel) Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S. (2015): Revision of the ''Scolecenchelys gymnota'' species group with descriptions of two new species (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae). ''Ichthyological Research, 63 (1): 1-22.''
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Scolecenchelys breviceps
The long-finned worm eel or short-headed worm eel, ''Scolecenchelys breviceps'', is a snake eel of the genus ''Scolecenchelys'', found in southern Australia between Rottnest Island and Tasmania, and around New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, ...
Scolecenchelys chilensis
''Scolecenchelys chilensis'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).J. E. McCosker, 1970) (Chilean worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys cookei
''Scolecenchelys cookei'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''S ...
Scolecenchelys fuscapenis
''Scolecenchelys fuscapenis'' is a species of eels in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. (2012): Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. ''Bulletin of the Nation ...
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* Endo people, an ethnic group in Kenya
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, 2012 (Black-tailed worm eel) 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.''
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Scolecenchelys fuscogularis
The Dark throat worm eelHibino Hibino (written: 日比野 or 日美野) may refer to:
Surname
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*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese composer and saxophonist
*, Japanese professional drifting driver
Other
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Kimura Kimura (written: lit. "tree village") is the 17th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese novelist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese botanist
*, Japanese idol and singer
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, 2013 (Dark-throat worm eel) Hibino, Y., Kai, Y. & Kimura, S. (2013): ''Scolecenchelys fuscogularis'' (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae), a new worm eel from Japan. ''Ichthyological Research, 60 (1): 43-47.''
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Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri' ...
, 1909) (Godeffroy worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys gymnota
The Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel (''Scolecenchelys gymnota'', also known as the Slender worm eelBleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Scolecenchelys iredalei
''Scolecenchelys'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Scolecenchelys acutirostris'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Sharp-nose worm eel)
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, 1927) (Coral worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys laticaudata
The redfin worm-eel (''Scolecenchelys laticaudata'', also known as the pearlbelly snake-eelJ. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Red-fin worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys macroptera
The slender snake eel (''Scolecenchelys macroptera'', also known as the narrow worm eel
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Scolecenchelys nicholsae
Nichols's worm eelWaite, 1904) (Nichols' worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys profundorum
''Scolecenchelys profundorum'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).J. E. McCosker & Parin, 1995) (Deep-water worm eel)
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Scolecenchelys puhioilo
''Scolecenchelys puhioilo'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1979, originally under the genus ''Muraenichthys''. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''puhioilo'' is derived fro ...
Scolecenchelys robusta
''Scolecenchelys'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family (biology), family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Scolecenchelys acutirostris'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, M. C. W. Weber & Lieven Fer ...
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Hibino Hibino (written: 日比野 or 日美野) may refer to:
Surname
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese model
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese composer and saxophonist
*, Japanese professional drifting driver
Other
*Hibino, Japanese AV productio ...
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Kimura Kimura (written: lit. "tree village") is the 17th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese novelist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese botanist
*, Japanese idol and singer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanes ...
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Scolecenchelys vermiformis
''Scolecenchelys'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Scolecenchelys acutirostris'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Sharp-nose worm eel)
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J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought ...