Scolecenchelys aoki

Taxonavigation

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 aoki

Name

• Scolecenchelys aoki (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Holotype: SU 6474.

Type locality: Rock pool at Misaki, Japan.

Synonyms

• Muraenichthys aoki Jordan & Snyder, 1901
• Muraenichthys japonicus Machida & Ohta, 1993 acc. to Hibino & Kimura, 2015
• Scolecenchelys japonica (Machida & Ohta, 1993) -- Castle & McCosker, 1999

Vernacular names

English: Misaki Worm Eel
日本語: Misaki-unagi

References

• Hibino, Y., Kimura, S., Hoshino, K., Hatooka, K. & McCosker, J. E., 2012: Validity of Scolecenchelys aoki, with a redescription of Scolecenchelys gymnota (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Ichthyological Research, 59 (2): 179–188. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-011-0269-4
• 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. 
• Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O., 1901: A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 23 (1239): 837–890.