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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Scolecenchelys: Greek, skolex = worm (1855) + Greek, enchlys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 3 - 5 m (Ref. 58302). Temperate
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii (Ref. 27116).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 28618)
Benthic in sand pockets among coral (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker, 1999. A new genus and two new species of myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophicthidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(2-3):113-122. (Ref. 40863)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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