Scolecenchelys vermiformis
| Scolecenchelys vermiformis | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys vermiformis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Scolecenchelys vermiformis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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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