Scolecenchelys brevicaudata

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 brevicaudata

Name

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Scolecenchelys brevicaudata Hibino & Kimura, 2015

  • Holotype: USNM 134960.

Type locality: 12°12.35’N, 124°02.48’E, R/V Albatross, between Samar and Masbate islands, Philippines, depth 246 m.

Etymology: specific name is derived from its tail length which is relatively shorter than that of its congeners.

Vernacular names

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English: Short Tail Worm Eel

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