| Sympenchelys taiwanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Sympenchelys Hibino, H. C. Ho & Kimura, 2015 [1] |
| Species: | S. taiwanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympenchelys taiwanensis Hibino, H. C. Ho & Kimura, 2015 | |
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]
References
- 1 2 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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