Neenchelys microtretus

Neenchelys microtretus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Neenchelys
Species: N. microtretus
Binomial name
Neenchelys microtretus
Bamber, 1915

Neenchelys microtretus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by R.C. Bamber in 1915.[2] It is a marine, temperate, water-dwelling eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Neenchelys microtretus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Bamber, R. C., 1915 (30 Sept.) [ref. 172] Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S. XXII. The Fishes. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 31 (no. 210): 477-485, Pl. 46.


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