Species Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker, 1999
Angry Worm Eel
- Skythrenchelys zabra Castle, P.J. & McCosker, J.E. 1999. A new genus and two new species of Myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Records of the Australian Museum 51(2, 3): 113-122 [116, figs. 1A-C, 2A].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ 35152 (female), Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India [10°00'N, 76°16'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.38844-001, Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India [10°00'N, 76°16'E]; BPBM 38404, Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India [10°00'N, 76°16'E]; NTM S.10031-004, north of Smith Point, off Cobourg Peninsula, NT [12°58'S, 132°10'E]; MNHP 1998-681, Manila Bay, Philippines, 180m; USNM 193227, Straits of Malacca [8°10'N, 92°00'E]; NMNZ 35153, Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India [10°00'N, 76°16'E]; CAS 99802 (2, the larger stained and cleared), Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India [10°00'N, 76°16'E]; USNM 148574, Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippine Islands.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
North of Cobourg Peninsula (10°58'S, 132°10´E) to east of Groote Eylandt (14°11'S, 137°16'E), NT; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
0-180 m
General References
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [28]
McCosker, J.E., Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophichthidae. pp. 264-277 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [277]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Angry Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Angry Worm Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |