- Source: Sharpnose worm eel
The sharpnose worm eel (Scolecenchelys acutirostris) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits sandy areas near reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
References
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- Sharpnose worm eel
- List of fish common names
- Ichthyapus acuticeps
- Atlantic sharpnose shark
- List of least concern fishes
- List of fishes of India
- List of fishes of Great Britain
- List of reef fish of the Red Sea
- List of data deficient fishes
- List of fishes of Florida
