Neenchelys mccoskeri

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: Neenchelys
Species: Neenchelys mccoskeri

Name

• Neenchelys mccoskeri Hibino, H.-C. Ho & Kimura, 2012

• Holotype: NMMB P 15557. Paratypes (47): deposited in ASIZP, NMMB, USNM and NSMT.

• Type locality: Tungkang, southwestern Taiwan, bottom trawl.[1]

• Diagnosis. An elongate species of Neenchelys with the following combination of characters: head 6.4–7.7% TL, tail 57–63% TL; body slender, its depth at gill opening 1.5–3.2% TL; a pointed appendage on posterior rim of anterior nostril; dorsal-fin origin located mid trunk, distance from dorsal-fin origin to a vertical through the anus 46–59% of trunk length; pectoral fins minute, 1.5–4.3% HL; total vertebrae 172–184, 34–41 predorsal and 62–68 preanal; MVF 36.9-65.0-178.7.

• Etymology: The specific epithet is given in honour of J. E. McCosker from California Academy and Sciences, San Francisco.

Vernacular names

English: McCosker’s Worm Eel
日本語: Tsurugi-mukashi-umihebi
中文: Mai-Shi-Hsin-Man

References

• Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S.; 2012: A new worm eel Neenchelys mccoskeri (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Ichthyological Research, 59 (4): 342–346. abstract