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词条 Deepwater big-eyed worm eel
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| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Actinopterygii
| ordo = Anguilliformes
| familia = Ophichthidae
| genus = Scolecenchelys
| species = S. castlei
| binomial = Scolecenchelys castlei
| binomial_authority = McCosker, 2006
| synonyms_ref =
| synonyms =
}}

The deepwater big-eyed worm eel[1] (Scolecenchelys castlei) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2006.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 425–820 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.[2]

The species epithet "castlei" was given in honour of Peter Henry John Castle.[2]

References

1. ^Common names for Scolecenchelys castlei at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^Scolecenchelys castlei at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^McCosker, J. E., 2006 [ref. 28592] A new deepwater species of worm-eel, Scolecenchelys castlei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from New Zealand and Australia, with comments on S. breviceps and S. macroptera. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 36 (no. 1): 17-26.
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2 : Fish described in 2006|Scolecenchelys

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