Scolecenchelys acutirostris, Sharpnose worm eel

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Scolecenchelys acutirostris (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)

Sharpnose worm eel
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Scolecenchelys: Greek, skolex = worm (1855) + Greek, enchlys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Weber & deBeaufort.

Issue
Regarded as a member of another genus according to Hibino et al., 2015 (Ref. 104540).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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