Sympenchelys

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: S. taiwanensis

Name

Sympenchelys Hibino et al., 2015

• Type species: Sympenchelys taiwanensis Hibino et al., 2015

Etymology: The scientific name is derived from the Greek sympiez (= compress), and enchelys (= an eel), for its compressed body and neural and haemal spines.

Vernacular names

English: Taiwanese Worm Eel

References

• 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.