Scolecenchelys aoki

Scolecenchelys aoki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. aoki
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys aoki
Synonyms[1]
  • Muraenichthys aoki Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  • Muraenichthys borealis Machida & Shiogaki, 1990
  • Scolecenchelys borealis (Machida & Shiogaki, 1990)
  • Muraenichthys japonicus Machida & Ohta, 1993
  • Scolecenchelys japonica (Machida & Ohta, 1993)
  • Muraenichthys okamurai Machida & Ohta, 1996
  • Scolecenchelys okamurai (Machida & Ohta, 1996)

Scolecenchelys aoki, the Misaki worm eel or Japan earthworm conger,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from reefs in Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.8 centimetres (17.6 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Jordan, D. S., and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.


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