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Scolecenchelys godeffroyi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ophichthidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Scolecenchelys

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The Godeffroy (Scolecenchelys godeffroyi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1909, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.

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Scolecenchelys godeffroyi Wikipedia