Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
Species: | S. godeffroyi |
Binomial name | |
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi (Regan, 1909) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Godeffroy[2] (Scolecenchelys godeffroyi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1909, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Regan, C. T., 1909 (1 Nov.) [ref. 14420] Descriptions of new marine fishes from Australia and the Pacific. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 23): 438-440.
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