Scolecenchelys chilensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Scolecenchelys chilensis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker in 1970, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.McCosker, J. E., 1970 (Oct.) [ref. 2931] A review of the eel genera Leptenchelys and Muraenichthys, with the descriptions of a new genus, Schismorhynchus, and a new species Muraenichthys chilensis. Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4): 506-516. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Desventuradas Island and Juan Fernández Island, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits sand and debris found in between crevices and rocks. Males can reach a maximum standard length of .
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