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Scolecenchelys brevicaudata Hibino & Kimura, 2015 Short tail worm eel |
| Family: | Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae | |||
| Max. size: | 31.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 246 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 144-144. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 9.9 % TL; tail 51 % TL; body depth 2.2 % TL; mouth gape 22 % HL; dorsal outline of post eye is convex; teeth on jaws and vomer uniserial; the horizontal distance between dorsal-fin origin and a vertical through mid-anus is 67 % HL; predorsal vertebrae 71, preanal 63, total 144 (Ref. 104540). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||