Dark throat worm eel

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]

Dark throat worm eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. fuscogularis
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys fuscogularis
Y. Hibino, Y. Kai & Seishi Kimura, 2013

The species epithet "fuscogularis" means "dark throat" in Latin, and refers to the dark branchial basket of the eel.[2]

References

  1. Common names for Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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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