McCosker's worm eelCommon names of Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org. (Neenchelys mccoskeri) is a species of fish in the worm eel family Ophichthidae.Neenchelys mccoskeri at www.fishbase.org. It was first described by Yusuke Hibino, Ho Hsuan-Ching, and Seishi Kimura in 2012.Hibino, Y., H.-C. Ho and S. Kimura, 2012 [ref. 32271] A new worm eel Neenchelys mccoskeri (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Ichthyological Research v. 59: 342-346. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Japan. It dwells at a depth range of , and leads a benthic lifestyle; it is collected by bottom trawlers. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
Etymology The species epithet "mccoskeri" was given in honour of American ichthyologist John E. McCosker.
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