Neenchelys
| Neenchelys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Neenchelys Bamber, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915 | |
Neenchelys is a genus of snake eels native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
- Neenchelys buitendijki M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 (Fintail serpent-eel)
- Neenchelys cheni J. S. T. F. Chen & H. T. C. Weng, 1967 (Chen's worm eel) [2]
- Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982 (New Guinea worm eel)
- Neenchelys diaphora H. C. Ho, McCosker & D. G. Smith, 2013 (Longfin worm eel) [2]
- Neenchelys mccoskeri Hibino, H. C. Ho & Kimura, 2012 (McCosker's worm eel) [3]
- Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915 (Small-fin worm eel)
- Neenchelys parvipectoralis Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981 (Mini-fin worm eel) [2]
- Neenchelys pelagica H. C. Ho, McCosker & D. G. Smith, 2013 (Pelagic worm eel) [2]
- Neenchelys similis H. C. Ho, McCosker & D. G. Smith, 2013 (Slender worm eel) [2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Neenchelys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ho, H.-C., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. (2013): Revision of the worm eel genus Neenchelys (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies, 52 (58): 1-20.
- ↑ Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S. (2012): A new worm eel Neenchelys mccoskeri (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Ichthyological Research, 59 (4): 342-346.