Short-Headed Worm Eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 0–156 m
- Max size: 60 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The short headed worm eel burrows through soft inshore bottoms in bays, living anywhere from tide pool shallows down to about 156 metres. Slender and snakelike, it is caught under night lights and in traps, trawls and on lines, and sometimes turns up inside other fishes' stomachs.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae › Scolecenchelys
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282709.
FAQ
- How deep does the Short-Headed Worm Eel live?
- The Short-Headed Worm Eel (Scolecenchelys breviceps) is typically found at 0–156 m.
- Is the Short-Headed Worm Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Short-Headed Worm Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Short-Headed Worm Eel get?
- The Short-Headed Worm Eel grows to about 60 cm.