Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Myrophinae
Genus: Neenchelys

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12 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 33.6 cm TL
 
Neenchelys andamanensis
[Andaman worm eel]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Neenchelys buitendijki Weber & de Beaufort, 1916

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Neenchelys buitendijki
[Fintail serpent eel]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Neenchelys cheni (Chen & Weng, 1967)

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Neenchelys cheni
[Chen's worm eel]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982

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Neenchelys daedalus
[New Guinea worm eel]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Neenchelys diaphora Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015

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Neenchelys diaphora
[Longfin work eel]
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Max. Length 42.9 cm TL
 
Neenchelys gracilis
[Fringe-nose worm-eel]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 52.2 cm TL
Neenchelys mccoskeri Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2012

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Neenchelys mccoskeri
[McCosker's worm eel]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915

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Neenchelys microtretus
[Small-fin worm eel]
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Max. Length 78.2 cm TL
 
Neenchelys nudiceps
[Indonesian deep-sea worm eel]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 32.8 cm TL
Neenchelys parvipectoralis Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981

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Neenchelys parvipectoralis
[Mini-fin work eel]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Neenchelys pelagica Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015

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Neenchelys pelagica
[Pelagic worm eel]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 75.6 cm TL
Neenchelys similis Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015

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Neenchelys similis
[Slender work eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neenchelys andamanensis Andaman worm eel Eastern Indian Ocean, And 33.6 TL 2015
Neenchelys buitendijki Fintail serpent eel Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1916
Neenchelys cheni Chen's worm eel Indo-Pacific 35 SL 1967
Neenchelys daedalus New Guinea worm eel Western Pacific 34.2 TL 1982
Neenchelys diaphora Longfin work eel Northwest Pacific 47.5 TL 2015
Neenchelys gracilis Fringe-nose worm-eel Northwestern Pacific 42.9 TL 2015
Neenchelys mccoskeri McCosker's worm eel Northwestern Pacific 52.2 TL 2012
Neenchelys microtretus Small-fin worm eel Western Indian Ocean 18.3 TL 1915
Neenchelys nudiceps Indonesian deep-sea worm eel Eastern Indian Ocean 78.2 TL 2015
Neenchelys parvipectoralis Mini-fin work eel Northwestern Pacific 32.8 TL 1981
Neenchelys pelagica Pelagic worm eel Northwest Pacific 39.2 TL 2015
Neenchelys similis Slender work eel Western Pacific 75.6 TL 2015



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