FB-14359 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14359 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Caecula Caecula pterygera Vahl, 1794 Hadař Buitendijkův Fintail serpent eel Spotted worm-eel India peitangerjas Serpenton queue molle Tieso espetón 1995-08-02 1996-06-21 Talwar, P.K. and R.K. Kacker0 Commercial sea fishes of India. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 997 p. (Ref. 6867) Castle, P.H.J.0 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) Nguyen, H.P. and N.T. Nguyen0 Checklist of marine fishes in Vietnam. Vol. 2. Osteichthyes, from Elopiformes to Mugiliformes. Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam. (Ref. 9706) Anonymous0 The icthyological collection of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). Division of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). (Ref. 35508) Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah0 Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p. (Ref. 45255) Hanel, L. and J. Novák0 České názvy zivočichů V. Ryby a ryboviti obratlovci (Pisces) 3., maloústí (Gonorhynchiformes) - máloostní (Cypriniformes). Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha. (Ref. 51055) Ho, H.-C., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith0 Revision of the worm eel genus <i>Neenchelys</i> (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 52(58):1-20. (Ref. 96531) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) Hibino, Y., U. Satapoomin and S. Kimura0 A new species of <i>Neenchelys andamanensis</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4060(1):56-61. (Ref. 106111) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-08-02 00:00:00 2014-09-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution A small, burrowing eel which is active over soft sediments at night. Ho, H.-C., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith 2013 Revision of the worm eel genus <i>Neenchelys</i> (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 52(58):1-20. (Ref. 96531) FB-DiagnosticDescr-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-02-20 00:00:00 2014-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses This species is distinguished by the following characters: body robust, its depth 19-32 times in TL; head length (HL) 7.8-8.5 in TL; pointed snout; well developed pectoral fin, which is longer than snout, 4.0-4.8 in HL; origin of dorsal fin relatively forward, 0.4-0.5 times HL behind gill opening; predorsal length 5.7-6.0 in TL; large gill opening, its height 6.8-8.5 in HL; teeth conical, slender, uniserial in jaws and vomer; total vertebrae 135-148; MVF 19-50-140; single median temporal and interorbital pores; supraorbital pores 1 + 4; infraorbital pores 5 + 1 (1 or 2 pores between anterior and posterior nostrils); mandibular pores 7; preopercular pores 2; supratemporal pores 3; cephalic lateral line pores 13 or 14; predorsal pores 20-22; preanal pores 51-54; when preserved specimens are pale brown dorsally and paler ventrally, with black posterior portions of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 96531). Ho, H.-C., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith 2013 Revision of the worm eel genus <i>Neenchelys</i> (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 52(58):1-20. (Ref. 96531) FB-Distribution-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-08-02 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Indo-West Pacific: India, Indonesia and western Malaysia. Also reported from Pakistan and Vietnam. Ho, H.-C., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith 2013 Revision of the worm eel genus <i>Neenchelys</i> (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 52(58):1-20. (Ref. 96531) FB-Uses-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-08-02 00:00:00 2014-09-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually; price category: unknown; price reliability: Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-Size-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-08-02 00:00:00 2014-09-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7245)) Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-14364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1995-08-02 00:00:00 2014-09-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14364 demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 3 m (Ref. 96531) Ho, H.-C., J.E. McCosker and D.G. Smith 2013 Revision of the worm eel genus <i>Neenchelys</i> (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 52(58):1-20. (Ref. 96531)