The angry worm eel[1] (Skythrenchelys zabra) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John E. McCosker in 1999.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean, including India, Indonesia, the Straits of Malacca, northern Australia, and the Philippines.[2][4] It is known to inhabit shallow, turbid estuaries, and to a lesser extent the deeper water over soft substrates.[4] Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.6 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet "zabra" refers to the eel's ability to consume large prey.[2] Due to its wide distribution and variety of habitats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the angry worm eel as Least Concern.[4]
The angry worm eel (Skythrenchelys zabra) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John E. McCosker in 1999. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean, including India, Indonesia, the Straits of Malacca, northern Australia, and the Philippines. It is known to inhabit shallow, turbid estuaries, and to a lesser extent the deeper water over soft substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.6 centimetres.
The species epithet "zabra" refers to the eel's ability to consume large prey. Due to its wide distribution and variety of habitats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the angry worm eel as Least Concern.
Skythrenchelys zabra Skythrenchelys generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Skythrenchelys zabra Skythrenchelys generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Skythrenchelys zabra is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1999 door Castle & McCosker.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als niet bedreigd, beoordelingsjaar 2009. De omvang van de populatie is volgens de IUCN stabiel.[1]
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斑馬龜蛇鰻，為輻鰭魚綱鰻鱺目糯鰻亞目蛇鰻科的其中一種，分布於印度西太平洋區，包括印度、印尼、菲律賓、澳洲北部海域，棲息深度可達180公尺，體長可達29.6公分，棲息在底層水域，屬肉食性，生活習性不明。
