Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species: Scolecenchelys iredalei

Name

Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley, 1927)

  • Holotype: AMS IA.2743.
  • Paratypes: AMS IA.2744.

Type locality: Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Remark: Synonym of Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay, 1881) acc. to McCosker et al., 2006 - Valid acc. to Hibino & Kimura, 2015.

Etymology: .

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Coral Worm Eel
日本語: Sango-mimizu-anago

References

  • Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S. 2015. Revision of the Scolecenchelys gymnota species group with descriptions of two new species (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research 63(1) [2016]: 1–22. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0485-4Reference page. 
  • McCosker, J. E., Allen, G. R., Hoese, D. F., Gates, J. E. & Bray, D. J., 2006: Ophichthidae (pp. 264-277). In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.
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