Sympenchelys taiwanensis

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: Sympenchelys
Species: Sympenchelys taiwanensis

Name

Sympenchelys taiwanensis Hibino et al., 2015

Type locality: Dong-gang, Taiwan.

Etymology: The scientific name taiwanensis is derived from the type locality.

English: Taiwanese Worm Eel

Hibino, Y., Ho, H-C. & Kimura, S. 2015. A new genus and species of worm eels, Sympenchelys taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4060(1): 41–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.6. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.

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