McCosker's worm eel

McCosker's worm eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Neenchelys
Species: N. mccoskeri
Binomial name
Neenchelys mccoskeri
Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2012

The McCosker's worm eel[1] (Neenchelys mccoskeri) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Yusuke Hibino, Ho Hsuan-Ching, and Seishi Kimura in 2012.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Japan. It dwells at a depth range of 100 to 400 metres (330 to 1,310 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle; it is collected by bottom trawlers. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52.2 centimetres (20.6 in).[2]

The species epithet "mccoskeri" was given in honour of American ichthyologist John E. McCosker.[2]

References

  1. Common names of Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Hibino, Y., H.-C. Ho and S. Kimura, 2012 [ref. 32271] A new worm eel Neenchelys mccoskeri (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Ichthyological Research v. 59: 342-346.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, July 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.