Neenchelys similis

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata 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 similis

Name

Neenchelys similis Ho et al., 2015

• Holotype: ASIZP 59925.
• Paratypes: NSMT P105355; FRLM 38980, 42319.

Type locality: Tashi Fishing Port, Ilan, NE Taiwan.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin similis (= like), in reference to its similarity to its congener, N. daedalus.

Vernacular names

English: Slender worm eel

References

• Ho, H.-C.; McCosker, J.E.; Smith, D.G. 2013: Revision of the worm eel genus Neenchelys (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological studies 52: 58. DOI: 10.1186/1810-522X-52-58 Reference page. 
• 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. Zootaxa 4060(1): 49–51. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.7. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.