Skythrenchelys zabra, Angry worm eel

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Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker, 1999

Angry worm eel
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Skythrenchelys: Name from Greek 'skythros' for angry or sullen and 'enchelys' for an eel, referring to the facial expression of the included species. Treated as feminine according to Opinion 95 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1970.;  zabra: Named in reference to its ability to ingest very large prey..
More on authors: Castle & McCosker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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