Specimen R 13262 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

  1995

• Identified By

  John E. McCosker - California Academy of Sciences

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Date Visited From

  18/11/1931

• Date Visited To

  18/11/1931

• 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