Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 068049 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Scolecenchelys godeffroyi Regan, 1909
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Image
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Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images- Image by:
- H.W. Fowler, 1934 - Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas
- Licence:
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
- Rights:
- H.W. Fowler, 1934 - Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas
- Family
- 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
- Standard Name
(AS 5300) - Godeffroy Worm Eel
- Organism Type
- a snake eel
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Coastal (0-40m)
- Parent Codes
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37 068921
Scolecenchelys spp.
- Identifiers
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Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3f053e36-ef4f-4660-a200-52223fcc5fa0
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living AustraliaFishes of Australia 3148
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282714
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-02-11
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-08-07 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 1 to 10 m.