McCosker's worm eel

Neenchelys mccoskeri

Fish Reaching Fifty Two Point Two Centimeters in Taiwanese Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Large

McCosker's worm eel (Neenchelys mccoskeri) is a species of fish in the worm eel family Ophichthidae. It was first described by Yusuke Hibino, Ho Hsuan-Ching, and Seishi Kimura in 2012. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Japan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Neenchelys
Maximum length: 52.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan and Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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