Scolecenchelys vermiformis

Scolecenchelys vermiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species: S. vermiformis
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys vermiformis
(Peters, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chilorhinus vermiformis Peters, 1866

Scolecenchelys vermiformis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1866, originally under the genus Chilorhinus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Sri Lanka, in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys vermiformis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Scolecenchelys vermiformis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Peters, W. (C. H.), 1866 [ref. 3439] Mittheilung über Fische (Protopterus, Auliscops, Labrax, Labracoglossa, Nematocentris, Serranus, Scorpis, Opisthognathus, Scombresox, Acharnes, Anguilla, Gymnomuraena, Chilorhinus, Ophichthys, Helmichthys). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 509-526, 1 pl.


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