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Neenchelys cheni (Chen & Weng, 1967) Chen's worm eel |
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photo by
Ho, H.-C. |
| Family: | Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Oman; Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | A benthic species which occurs over soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Adults apparently have a pelagic lifestyle (caught with many mesopelagic species in Taiwan) (Ref. 96531). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||