Neenchelys mccoskeri

Taxonavigation

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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: Neenchelys
Species: Neenchelys mccoskeri

Name

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  • Type locality: Tungkang, southwestern Taiwan, bottom trawl.[1]
  • Diagnosis. An elongate species of Neenchelys with the following combination of characters: head 6.4–7.7% TL, tail 57–63% TL; body slender, its depth at gill opening 1.5–3.2% TL; a pointed appendage on posterior rim of anterior nostril; dorsal-fin origin located mid trunk, distance from dorsal-fin origin to a vertical through the anus 46–59% of trunk length; pectoral fins minute, 1.5–4.3% HL; total vertebrae 172–184, 34–41 predorsal and 62–68 preanal; MVF 36.9-65.0-178.7.
  • Etymology: The specific epithet is given in honour of J. E. McCosker from California Academy and Sciences, San Francisco.

Vernacular names

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English: McCosker’s Worm Eel
日本語: Tsurugi-mukashi-umihebi
中文: Mai-Shi-Hsin-Man

References

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  • Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S.; 2012: A new worm eel Neenchelys mccoskeri (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Ichthyological Research, 59 (4): 342–346. abstract