Scolecenchelys chilensis

Scolecenchelys chilensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Scolecenchelys
Species:	S. chilensis
Binomial name
	Scolecenchelys chilensis; (McCosker, 1970)
Synonyms
	Muraenichthys chilensis McCosker, 1970;

Scolecenchelys chilensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1970, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.^[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from and Juan Fernández Island, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits sand and debris found in between crevices and rocks. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 28.4 centimetres (11.2 in).^[2]

References[]

^ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.
^ McCosker, J. E., 1970 (Oct.) [ref. 2931] A review of the eel genera Leptenchelys and Muraenichthys, with the descriptions of a new genus, Schismorhynchus, and a new species Muraenichthys chilensis. Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4): 506-516.

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[1] Synonyms of Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.

[McCosker,_1970-3] McCosker, J. E., 1970 (Oct.) [ref. 2931] A review of the eel genera Leptenchelys and Muraenichthys, with the descriptions of a new genus, Schismorhynchus, and a new species Muraenichthys chilensis. Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4): 506-516.

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