Scolecenchelys profundorum
| Scolecenchelys profundorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
| Species: | S. profundorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolecenchelys profundorum (McCosker & Parin, 1995)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scolecenchelys profundorum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1995, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to the Nazca Ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 310 metres (1,020 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.4 centimetres (13.1 in).[2]
The species epithet "profundorum" means "of the depths" in Latin, and refers to the deep-water habitat of the eel.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys profundorum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Scolecenchelys profundorum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. and N. V. Parin, 1995 [ref. 21924] A new species of deepwater worm-eel, Muraenichthys profundorum (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the Nazca Ridge. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 3/4): 231-235.