Misaki worm eel

The Misaki worm eel[2] (Scolecenchelys aoki) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from reefs in Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.8 centimetres (17.6 in).[3]

Misaki worm eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. aoki
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys aoki
Synonyms[1]
  • Muraenichthys aoki Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  • Muraenichthys borealis Machida & Shiogaki, 1990
  • Scolecenchelys borealis (Machida & Shiogaki, 1990)
  • Muraenichthys okamurai Machida & Ohta, 1996
  • Scolecenchelys okamurai (Machida & Ohta, 1996)

References
  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Jordan, D. S., and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.


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