''Scolecenchelys'' is a

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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 ...

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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 ...

Species

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Scolecenchelys acutirostris'' ( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Sharp-nose worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys aoki'' (

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& Snyder, 1901) (Misaki worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys australis'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Short-fin worm eel) * ''

Scolecenchelys brevicaudata ''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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, 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.'' * '' Scolecenchelys breviceps'' ( Günther, 1876) (Short-headed worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys castlei'' J. E. McCosker, 2006 (Deep-water bigeyed worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys chilensis'' ( J. E. McCosker, 1970) (Chilean worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys cookei'' ( Fowler, 1928) * '' Scolecenchelys fuscapenis'' J. E. McCosker, S. Ide & Endo, 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.'' * '' Scolecenchelys fuscogularis'' Hibino, Y. Kai &

, 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.'' * '' Scolecenchelys godeffroyi'' ( Regan, 1909) (Godeffroy worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys gymnota'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Scolecenchelys iredalei'' ( Whitley, 1927) (Coral worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys laticaudata'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Red-fin worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys macroptera'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Scolecenchelys nicholsae'' ( Waite, 1904) (Nichols' worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys profundorum'' ( J. E. McCosker & Parin, 1995) (Deep-water worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys puhioilo'' ( J. E. McCosker, 1979) * '' Scolecenchelys robusta'' Hibino &

, 2015 (Robust worm eel) * '' Scolecenchelys vermiformis'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1866) * '' Scolecenchelys xorae'' (

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, 1958) (Orange-head worm eel)

References

Myrophinae Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby {{Ophichthidae-stub