Scolecenchelys chilensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1970, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Desventuradas Island and Juan Fernández Island, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits sand and debris found in between crevices and rocks. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 28.4 centimetres (11.2 in).[2]
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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. chilensis
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| Scolecenchelys chilensis (McCosker, 1970)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., 1970 (Oct.) [ref. 2931] A review of the eel genera Leptenchelys and Muraenichthys, with the descriptions of a new genus, Schismorhynchus, and a new species Muraenichthys chilensis. Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4): 506-516.
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