Shortfinned worm eel

Scolecenchelys australis

Forty Centimeters Eel from Australian Waters

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

Shortfinned worm eel is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scolecenchelys
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: restricted to southeastern coast of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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