Scientific Name	Scolecenchelys gymnota			by: ©South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	裸身蠕蛇鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蛇鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F081　Ophichthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	裸身蠕蛇鰻
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	裸蟲鰻、鰻仔、硬骨篡、篡仔、硬骨仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
Synonyms	Muaenichthys gymnotus, Muraenichthys fowleri, Muraenichthys gymnotus, Scolecenchelys gymnotus, Sphagebranchus huysmani
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	USNM00313976.
Common Name	Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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