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Redfin worm-eel (Scolecenchelys laticaudata)
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Redfin worm-eel (Scolecenchelys laticaudata) specimen
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Ophichthidae

Redfin worm-eel

Scolecenchelys laticaudata

Thirty Five Centimeters Eel of Indo West Pacific

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Redfin worm-eel is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Maximum length
35 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: from Mozambique to Red Sea, north to Kikai-jima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, east to Cook Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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