Sympenchelys

Taiwanese worm eel

Taiwanese worm eel

Species of fish

Sympenchelys taiwanensis, also known as the Taiwanese worm eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Taiwan. This species is only known from northeastern and southwestern Taiwan. This species is the only member of the genus Sympenchelys.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hibino, Y.; Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S. (2015). "A new genus and species of worm eels, Sympenchelys taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 41–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.6. PMID 26701588.


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