Neenchelys daedalus
Appearance
Neenchelys daedalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Neenchelys |
Species: | N. daedalus
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Binomial name | |
Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982
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Neenchelys daedalus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1982.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Papua New Guinea and Japan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Neenchelys daedalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., 1982 (4 Nov.) [ref. 2934] A new genus and two new species of remarkable Pacific worm eels (Ophichthidae, subfamily Myrophinae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 43 (no. 5): 59-66.