Dark throat worm eel
| Dark throat worm eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
| Species: | S. fuscogularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecenchelys fuscogularis Hibino, Kai & Kimura, 2013 | |
The Dark throat worm eel[1] (Scolecenchelys fuscogularis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Yusuke Hibino, Yoshiaki Kai, and Seishi Kimura in 2013.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 90-147 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 26.5 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet "fuscogularis" means "dark throat" in Latin, and refers to the dark branchial basket of the eel.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Hibino, Y., Y. Kai and S. Kimura, 2013 (Jan.) [ref. 32418] Scolecenchelys fuscogularis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae), a new worm eel from Japan. Ichthyological Research v. 60 (no. 1): 43-47.
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