Scolecenchelys aoki, the Misaki worm eel or Japan earthworm conger,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from reefs in Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.8 centimetres (17.6 in).[3]
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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. aoki
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| Scolecenchelys aoki (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Scolecenchelys aoki at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S., and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.
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