Scolecenchelys iredalei

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Species: Scolecenchelys iredalei

Name

Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley, 1927)

• Holotype: AMS IA.2743.
• Paratypes: AMS IA.2744.

Type locality: Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Remark: Synonym of Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay, 1881) acc. to McCosker et al., 2006 - Valid acc. to Hibino & Kimura, 2015.

Etymology: .

Synonyms

• Muraenichthys iredalei Whitley, 1927
• Muraenichthys erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1980 acc. Hibino & Kimura, 2015
  • Scolecenchelys erythraeensis (Bauchot & Maugé, 1980) -- Castle & McCosker, 1999

Vernacular names

English: Coral Worm Eel
日本語: Sango-mimizu-anago

References

• Hibino, Y. & Kimura, S. 2015. Revision of the Scolecenchelys gymnota species group with descriptions of two new species (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research 63(1) [2016]: 1–22. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0485-4Reference page. 
• McCosker, J. E., Allen, G. R., Hoese, D. F., Gates, J. E. & Bray, D. J., 2006: Ophichthidae (pp. 264-277). In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.

• Whitley, G.P. 1927. The fishes of Michaelmas Cay, North Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 16(1): 1–32, Pl. 1. PDF Reference page.