Scolecenchelys puhioilo

Scolecenchelys puhioilo is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1979, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 275 metres (902 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle.[2]

Scolecenchelys puhioilo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. puhioilo
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys puhioilo
(McCosker, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Muraenichthys puhioilo McCosker, 1979

References
  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys puhioilo at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Scolecenchelys puhioilo at www.fishbase.org.
  3. McCosker, J. E., 1979 [ref. 8805] The snake eels (Pisces, Ophichthidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with the description of two new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 42 (no. 2): 57-67.


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