Specimen A 16999 Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)

• Taxon Name

  Scolecenchelys breviceps

• Author and date of publication

  (Günther, 1876)

• Preferred Common name

  Shorthead Worm Eel

• Other Common Names

  Big-eyed worm eel

• Date Identified

  1982

• Identified By

  M Blackburn

• Number Of Specimens

  2

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Collected By

  The University of Melbourne Zoology Department

• Date Visited From

  27/04/1974 5:45 AM

• Date Visited To

  27/04/1974

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Vertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Ichthyology

• Collecting Areas

  Ichthyology

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Subphylum

  Craniata

• Superclass

  Gnathostomata

• Class

  Actinopterygii

• Order

  Anguilliformes

• Family

  Ophichthidae

• Genus

  Scolecenchelys

• Species Name

  breviceps