| Scolecenchelys cookei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Scolecenchelys |
| Species: | S. cookei |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecenchelys cookei (Fowler, 1928) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scolecenchelys cookei is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1928, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Hawaii, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 5 metres (9.8 to 16.4 ft), and inhabits pockets of sand in coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in).
References
- Synonyms of Scolecenchelys cookei at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Scolecenchelys cookei at www.fishbase.org.
- Fowler, H. W., 1928 The fishes of Oceania. Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 10: i-iii + 1-540, Pls. 1-49.
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| Scolecenchelys cookei | |
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