Scientific Name	Neenchelys cheni			by: Hong-Ming Chen
Author	(Chen & Weng, 1967)	Depth	- M
Chinese	陳氏新蛇鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蛇鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F081　Ophichthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	陳氏新蛇鰻
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	陳氏油鰻、鰻仔、硬骨篡、篡仔、硬骨仔
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	South West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tungkang, Taiwan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Ho, H. C. , J. E. McCosker and D. G. Smith (2013) Revision of the worm eel genus Neenchelys (Ophichthidae; Myrophinae), with descriptions of three new species from the western Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies v. 52: 1-20.  Böhlke, J. E. 1956 Chen, J. T. F. etc. 1967 Eugenia B. Bohlke, ed. 1989 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Snake eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Anterior nostril tubule. Body long, cylindrical. Caudal fin soft and fin rays obvious. Pectoral fin noderately developed. All in one row; premaxillary teeth 5. Dorsal fin origin after behind anus over 3 of eye diameter.Total length 47.2 of body depth, 11.1 of head length; caudal length 1.7 of the length from head to trunk; head length 4.5 of snout length; snout length 2.8 of the diameter of eye; length of pectoral fin 0.6 of snout length. Rictus beyond rear margin of eye. Anal fin closely behind anus. Body grayish. Dorsal and anal white.Tip of anal dark brown.
habitats	Inhabit in the muddy bottom of continental shelf.
Distribution	South-western of Taiwan.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.