Neenchelys microtretus
Neenchelys microtretus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by R.C. Bamber in 1915.[2] It is a marine, temperate, water-dwelling eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[1]
| Neenchelys microtretus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Neenchelys |
| Species: | N. microtretus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915 | |
References
- Neenchelys microtretus at www.fishbase.org.
- Bamber, R. C., 1915 (30 Sept.) [ref. 172] Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S. XXII. The Fishes. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 31 (no. 210): 477-485, Pl. 46.
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