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Neenchelys cheni

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Neenchelys cheni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Neenchelys
Species:
N. cheni
Binomial name
Neenchelys cheni
Synonyms

Myrophis cheni Chen & Weng, 1967
Neenchelys retropinna Smith & Böhlke, 1983[1]

Neenchelys cheni is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Myrophis.[3][1] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]

The species epithet "cheni" refers to Tung-Pai Chen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ho, H.-C.; McCosker, J.E.; Smith, D.G. (2015). "Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 49–51. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.7. PMID 26701589.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neenchelys cheni". FishBase. April 2015 version.
  3. ^ Chen, J.T.F. & Weng, H.T.C. (1967): A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series, Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.