Dark throat worm eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
Species: | S. fuscogularis
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys fuscogularis |
The dark throat worm eel [2] (Scolecenchelys fuscogularis) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was first described by Yusuke Hibino, Yoshiaki Kai, and Seishi Kimura in 2013. [4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 90–147 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 26.5 centimetres. [3]
The species epithet "fuscogularis" means "dark throat" in Latin, and refers to the dark branchial basket of the eel. [3]
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Dark throat worm eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
Species: | S. fuscogularis
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys fuscogularis |
The dark throat worm eel [2] (Scolecenchelys fuscogularis) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was first described by Yusuke Hibino, Yoshiaki Kai, and Seishi Kimura in 2013. [4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 90–147 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 26.5 centimetres. [3]
The species epithet "fuscogularis" means "dark throat" in Latin, and refers to the dark branchial basket of the eel. [3]
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)