Scolecenchelys vermiformis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Scolecenchelys vermiformis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1866, originally under the genus Chilorhinus.Peters, W. (C. H.), 1866 [ref. 3439] Mittheilung über Fische (Protopterus, Auliscops, Labrax, Labracoglossa, Nematocentris, Serranus, Scorpis, Opisthognathus, Scombresox, Acharnes, Anguilla, Gymnomuraena, Chilorhinus, Ophichthys, Helmichthys). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 509-526, 1 pl. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Sri Lanka, in the western Indian Ocean.
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