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Scolecenchelys godeffroyi

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Species of fish

Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species: S. godeffroyi
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
(Regan, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Muraenichthys godeffroyi Regan, 1909

The Godeffroy (Scolecenchelys godeffroyi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1909, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Regan, C. T., 1909 (1 Nov.) Descriptions of new marine fishes from Australia and the Pacific. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 23): 438-440.
Taxon identifiers
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi


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