Scolecenchelys profundorum

Scolecenchelys profundorum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1995, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to the Nazca Ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 310 metres (1,020 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.4 centimetres (13.1 in).[2]

Scolecenchelys profundorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. profundorum
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys profundorum
(McCosker & Parin, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Muraenichthys profundorum McCosker & Parin, 1995

The species epithet "profundorum" means "of the depths" in Latin, and refers to the deep-water habitat of the eel.[2]

References
  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys profundorum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Scolecenchelys profundorum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. McCosker, J. E. and N. V. Parin, 1995 [ref. 21924] A new species of deepwater worm-eel, Muraenichthys profundorum (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the Nazca Ridge. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 3/4): 231-235.


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