Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Ophichthidae > Scolecenchelys > Scolecenchelys nicholsae

Scolecenchelys nicholsae (Nichols' worm eel)

Synonyms: Muraenichthys nicholsae
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Nichols' worm eel (Scolecenchelys nicholsae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1904, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 25 metres (82 ft).
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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