Skythrenchelys_zabra

Angry worm eel

Angry worm eel

Species of fish

The angry worm eel[1] (Skythrenchelys zabra) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John E. McCosker in 1999.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean, including India, Indonesia, the Straits of Malacca, northern Australia, and the Philippines.[2][4] It is known to inhabit shallow, turbid estuaries, and to a lesser extent the deeper water over soft substrates.[4] Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.6 centimetres.[2]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...

The species epithet "zabra" refers to the eel's ability to consume large prey.[2] Due to its wide distribution and variety of habitats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the angry worm eel as Least Concern.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Common names for Skythrenchelys zabra at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Skythrenchelys zabra at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Castle, P. H. J., and J. E. McCosker, 1999 (20 Oct) [ref. 24075] A new genus and two new species of Myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Records of the Australian Museum v. 51 (nos 2-3): 113-122.
  4. [4]
    Skythrenchelys zabra at the IUCN redlist.


Stub icon

This Ophichthidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Skythrenchelys_zabra, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.