Neenchelys cheni

Neenchelys cheni is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Myrophis.[3][1] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]

Neenchelys cheni
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Neenchelys
Species:
N. cheni
Binomial name
Neenchelys cheni
(J. S. T. F. Chen & T. C. Weng, 1967)
Synonyms

Myrophis cheni Chen & Weng, 1967
Neenchelys retropinna Smith & Böhlke, 1983 [1]

The species epithet "cheni" refers to Tung-Pai Chen.[2]

References
  1. Ho, H.-C., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. (2015). "Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 49–51.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Neenchelys cheni" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  3. Chen, J.T.F. & Weng, H.T.C. (1967): A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series, Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.


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