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Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)
Short-headed worm eel
Very spezial tank to Berhard DUPONT for the Picture of Scolecenchelys breviceps.
Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Found inshore, in bays, burrowing, on soft bottoms. Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters.
Synonymised names:
Aotea acus Phillipps, 1926
Muraenichthys breviceps Günther, 1876
Muraenichthys breviceps acus (Phillipps, 1926)
Muraenichthys breviceps halituna Whitley, 1955
Muraenichthys devisi Fowler, 1907
Muraenichthys ogilbyi Fowler, 1907
Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Myrophinae (Subfamily) > Scolecenchelys (Genus) > Scolecenchelys breviceps (Species)
Short-headed worm eel
Very spezial tank to Berhard DUPONT for the Picture of Scolecenchelys breviceps.
Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Found inshore, in bays, burrowing, on soft bottoms. Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters.
Synonymised names:
Aotea acus Phillipps, 1926
Muraenichthys breviceps Günther, 1876
Muraenichthys breviceps acus (Phillipps, 1926)
Muraenichthys breviceps halituna Whitley, 1955
Muraenichthys devisi Fowler, 1907
Muraenichthys ogilbyi Fowler, 1907
Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Myrophinae (Subfamily) > Scolecenchelys (Genus) > Scolecenchelys breviceps (Species)