Deepwater Big-eye Worm Eel, Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker 2006

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Bray, D.J. 2024, Scolecenchelys castlei in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1480

Deepwater Big-eye Worm Eel, Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker 2006

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Distribution	Off Sydney, New South Wales, to south of Penguin Island, South Australia, including around Tasmania. Burrows into soft sediments, usually at depths below 400 m.
Features	Vertebrae 180-186; Dorsal fin originates in advance of the anus.
Etymology	This species was "Named in honour of the late Peter H.J. Castle, eel expert and friend".
Species Citation	Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker 2006, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36(1): 18, figs 1-4. Type locality: Off the Chatham Islands, Chatham Rise, 43°09.5'S, 178°25.4'W, New Zealand.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Deepwater Big-eye Worm Eel, Scolecenchelys castlei McCosker 2006

References

McCosker, J.E. 2006. A new deepwater species of worm-eel, Scolecenchelys castlei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from New Zealand and Australia, with comments on S. breviceps and S. macroptera. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36(1): 17-26 https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2006.9517796

McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. 2012. Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 6: 1-16.

McCosker, J.E. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. 40. Family Ophichthidae. pp. 249-258 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576.

McCosker, J., Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. 2022. Scolecenchelys castlei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199053A2554064. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199053A2554064.en. Accessed on 15 October 2024.

Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J.E. 2008. Family Ophichthidae. pp. 166-169 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.