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Neenchelys daedalus

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Neenchelys daedalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Neenchelys
Species:
N. daedalus
Binomial name
Neenchelys daedalus
McCosker, 1982

Neenchelys daedalus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1982.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Papua New Guinea and Japan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Neenchelys daedalus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E., 1982 (4 Nov.) [ref. 2934] A new genus and two new species of remarkable Pacific worm eels (Ophichthidae, subfamily Myrophinae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 43 (no. 5): 59-66.