Scolecenchelys iredalei

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Muraenichthys iredalei Whitley 1927
Muraenichthys erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1980
Muraenichthys erythraensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1980
Scolecenchelys erythraeensis (Bauchot & Maugé, 1980)

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Scolecenchelys iredalei is a species of eel in the worm/snake eel family Ophichthidae. It was first described in the genus Muraenichthys by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1927 and named in honour of ornithologist-malacologist Tom Iredale from the Australian Museum.

Scolecenchelys iredalei is a tropical, marine eel that is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific. It is associated with reefs and can grow to {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on}} total length.

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{{cite journal |author1=Bauchot, M.-L. |author2=A. L. Maugé |year=1980 |title=Muraenichthys erythraeensis n. sp. de mer Rouge et première mention de Muraenichthys laticaudata (Ogilby, 1897) en mer Rouge (Pisces, Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) |journal=Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |series=Ser. 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales |volume=2 |issue=3 |pages=933–939 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58313647#page/323/mode/1up }}

{{Cof record |spid=54712 |title=Scolecenchelys iredalei |access-date=30 October 2024 }}

{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/ophichthidae/ | title = Family OPHICHTHIDAE Günther 1870 (Snake Eels and Worm Eels) |author=Christopher Scharpf | date = 20 August 2024 | work = The ETYFish Project | access-date = 30 October 2024 }}

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erythraeensis

Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean

Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Category:Marine fish of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley

Category:Fish described in 1927