Scolecenchelys castlei

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 castlei

Name

• Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker, 2006
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '553 mm TL, female'
    • Repository: MONZ NMNZ P.37671
  • Type locality: 'New Zealand, off the Chatham Islands, Chatham Rise, 43°09.5 S, 178°25.4 W, MFish Scientific Observer Station 1406/034, 485 m'

Primary references

• McCosker, J.E. 2006: A new deepwater species of worm-eel, Scolecenchelys castlei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from New Zealand and Australia, with comments on S. breviceps and S. macroptera. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36(1): 17–26. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9517796 Reference page. 

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