The deepwater big-eyed worm eelCommon names for Scolecenchelys castlei at www.fishbase.org. (Scolecenchelys castlei) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Scolecenchelys castlei at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker in 2006.McCosker, J. E., 2006 [ref. 28592] A new deepwater species of worm-eel, Scolecenchelys castlei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from New Zealand and Australia, with comments on S. breviceps and S. macroptera. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 36 (no. 1): 17-26. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 425–820 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.
The species epithet "castlei" was given in honour of Peter Henry John Castle.
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