Orangehead 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. xorae
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys xorae (Smith, 1958)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The orangehead worm-eel [2] (Scolecenchelys xorae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1958, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. [4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including South Africa, Réunion, Mauritius and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in). [3]
Orangehead 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. xorae
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys xorae (Smith, 1958)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The orangehead worm-eel [2] (Scolecenchelys xorae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1958, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. [4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including South Africa, Réunion, Mauritius and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in). [3]