Echelus polyspondylus

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Echelus
Species: Echelus polyspondylus

Name

Echelus polyspondylus McCosker & Ho, 2015

• Holotype: NMMB P 14218.
• Paratypes: (6), NMMB P 16638, 16639; CAS 236966; ASIZP 63164 (3).

Type locality: Dong-gang, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, South China Sea [collected from the fish landing ground near Dong-gang fish market], ca. 200 m depth.

Etymology: From the Greek poly (=many), and spondylos (= vertebrae), in reference to its having more vertebrae than any of its congeners.

Vernacular names

• English: Many-vertebrae Snake Eel

References

• McCosker, J.E. & Ho, H.-C. 2015. New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1): 71–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.