The dark throat worm eel[2] (Scolecenchelys fuscogularis) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was first described by Yusuke Hibino, Yoshiaki Kai, and Seishi Kimura in 2013.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 90–147 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 26.5 centimetres.[3]
| Dark throat worm eel | |
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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. fuscogularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolecenchelys fuscogularis | |
The species epithet "fuscogularis" means "dark throat" in Latin, and refers to the dark branchial basket of the eel.[3]
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J., Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Scolecenchelys fuscogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44600536A44600544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T44600536A44600544.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Common names for Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Scolecenchelys fuscogularis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Hibino, Y., Y. Kai and S. Kimura, 2013 (Jan.) [ref. 32418] Scolecenchelys fuscogularis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae), a new worm eel from Japan. Ichthyological Research v. 60 (no. 1): 43-47.
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