Benthenchelys is a genus of deep sea eels in the snake-eel family Ophichthidae, with these species:
- Benthenchelys cartieri Fowler, 1934
- Benthenchelys indicus Castle, 1972
- Benthenchelys pacificus Castle, 1972
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Benthenchelys Fowler, 1934 |
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Benthenchelys". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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