Scolecenchelys vermiformis | |
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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. vermiformis
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys vermiformis (
Peters, 1866)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Scolecenchelys vermiformis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1866, originally under the genus Chilorhinus. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Sri Lanka, in the western Indian Ocean. [2]
Scolecenchelys vermiformis | |
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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. vermiformis
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Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys vermiformis (
Peters, 1866)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Scolecenchelys vermiformis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1866, originally under the genus Chilorhinus. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Sri Lanka, in the western Indian Ocean. [2]