Neenchelys daedalus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1982.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Papua New Guinea and Japan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Neenchelys |
| Species: | N. daedalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982
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References
edit- ^ a b Neenchelys daedalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., 1982 (4 Nov.) [ref. 2934] A new genus and two new species of remarkable Pacific worm eels (Ophichthidae, subfamily Myrophinae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 43 (no. 5): 59-66.
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