Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
- Scolecenchelys acutirostris <small>(M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)</small> (Sharp-nose worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys aoki <small>(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)</small> (Misaki worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys australis <small>(W. J. Macleay, 1881)</small> (Short-fin worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys brevicaudata <small>Hibino & Kimura, 2015</small> (Short-tail worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys breviceps <small>(Günther, 1876)</small> (Short-headed worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys castlei <small>J. E. McCosker, 2006</small> (Deep-water bigeyed worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys chilensis <small>(J. E. McCosker, 1970)</small> (Chilean worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys cookei <small>(Fowler, 1928)</small>
- Scolecenchelys fuscapenis <small>J. E. McCosker, S. Ide & Endo, 2012</small> (Black-tailed worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys fuscogularis <small>Hibino, Y. Kai & Kimura, 2013</small> (Dark-throat worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys godeffroyi <small>(Regan, 1909)</small> (Godeffroy worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys gymnota <small>(Bleeker, 1857)</small> (Slender worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys iredalei <small>(Whitley, 1927)</small> (Coral worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys laticaudata <small>(J. D. Ogilby, 1897)</small> (Red-fin worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys macroptera <small>(Bleeker, 1857)</small> (Narrow worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys nicholsae <small>(Waite, 1904)</small> (Nichols' worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys profundorum <small>(J. E. McCosker & Parin, 1995)</small> (Deep-water worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys puhioilo <small>(J. E. McCosker, 1979)</small>
- Scolecenchelys robusta <small>Hibino & Kimura, 2015</small> (Robust worm eel)
- Scolecenchelys vermiformis <small>(W. K. H. Peters, 1866)</small>
- Scolecenchelys xorae <small>(J. L. B. Smith, 1958)</small> (Orange-head worm eel)
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