Scolecenchelys australis

Taxonavigation

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 australis

Name

Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay, 1881)

• Syntypes: AMS I.16266-001 (3); MAMU F114 (2).

Type locality: Lane Cove River, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

• Muraenichthys australis Macleay, 1881
• Muraenichthys oliveri Waite, 1910
• Muraenichthys tasmaniensis McCulloch, 1911 acc. to Hibino & Kimura, 2015
  • Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis (McCulloch, 1911) -- Castle & McCosker, 1999
  • Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis smithi Whitley, 1944
• Muraenichthys iredalei Whitley, 1927
• Muraenichthys lingowenah Scott, 1975
• Muraenichthys (Muraenichthys) lengomena Scott, 1980

Vernacular names

English: Shortfin Worm Eel

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. 
• Macleay W.J. 1881. A descriptive catalogue of Australian fishes. Part IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(2): 202–387. BHL Reference page.