Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Ophichthidae > Scolecenchelys > Scolecenchelys breviceps

Scolecenchelys breviceps (Slender eel; Short-headed worm eel; Shorthead worm eel; Ogilby's worm-eel; Long-finned worm eel; Longfinned worm eel; Devi's worm-eel; Big-eyed worm eel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The long-finned worm eel or short-headed worm eel, Scolecenchelys breviceps, is a snake eel of the genus Scolecenchelys, found in southern Australia between Rottnest Island and Tasmania, and around New Zealand, to depths of about 50 m, on sandy or muddy bottoms. Its length is between 40 and 60 cm. The Long-finned worm eel is nocturnal, venturing out at night to hunt for invertebrates.
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Prey / Diet

Arenigobius frenatus (Half-bridled goby)[1]
Engraulis australis (Australian anchovy)[1]

Predators

Platycephalus bassensis (cliff flathead)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0