Taiwanese worm eel

Sympenchelys taiwanensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Myrophinae
Genus: Sympenchelys
Hibino, H. C. Ho & Kimura, 2015 [1]
Species: S. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Sympenchelys taiwanensis
Hibino, H. C. Ho & Kimura, 2015

Sympenchelys taiwanensis, also known as the Taiwanese worm eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Taiwan. This species is only known from northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. This species is the only member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S. (2015). "A new genus and species of worm eels, Sympenchelys taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa,. 4060 (1): 41–48.


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