emaciated worm eel

Asarcenchelys longimanus

Slender worm eel burrowing through Brazilian mud

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

Asarcenchelys longimanus is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. The only member of the genus Asarcenchelys, it is found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean near Brazil. The common English name for this species is the emaciated worm eel.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Asarcenchelys
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform