The fintail serpent eel (Neenchelys buitendijki, also known commonly as the spotted worm-eel in IndiaCommon names for Neenchelysbuitendijki at www.fishbase.org.) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Neenchelys buitendijki at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916.Weber, M. and L. F. de Beaufort, 1916 [ref. 4604] The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. III. Ostariophysi: II Cyprinoidea, Apodes, Synbranchi. E. J. Brill, Leiden. v. 3: i-xv + 1-455. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indian Ocean, including Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It inhabits burrows in soft sediments, and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.
The fintail serpent eel is of minor commercial interest to fisheries, and is primarily used for fishing bait.
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