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Neenchelys
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Neenchelys

Neenchelys is a genus of snake eels native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.All species of Neenchelys have two rather than three preopercular pores (except for N. parvipectoralis which usually has one), a significant character among many species of ophichthids (McCosker 1977)

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Longfin Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys diaphora

Pelagic Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys pelagica

Slender Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys similis

Neenchelys andamanensis

speciesNeenchelys andamanensis

Neenchelys gracilis

speciesNeenchelys gracilis

Neenchelys nudiceps

speciesNeenchelys nudiceps

New Guinea Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys daedalus

Chen's Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys cheni

Fintail Serpent Eel

speciesNeenchelys buitendijki

McCosker's Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys mccoskeri

Small-fin Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys microtretus

Mini-fin Worm Eel

speciesNeenchelys parvipectoralis

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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 90165.