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Deepwater worm eel
Scolecenchelys castlei
The deepwater big-eyed worm eel (Scolecenchelys castlei) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 2006. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 425–820 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 618601.