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Angry worm eel
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The angry worm eel[2] (Skythrenchelys zabra) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John E. McCosker in 1999.[4] 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.[3][1] It is known to inhabit shallow, turbid estuaries, and to a lesser extent the deeper water over soft substrates.[1] Males can reach a maximum total length of 29.6 centimetres.[3]
The angry worm eel (Skythrenchelys zabra) has a long, thin, brown body and lacks pectoral fins. It has a large gill opening below the body. It has very small eyes, with nonuniform teeth.
The species epithet "zabra" refers to the eel's ability to consume large prey.[3] Due to its wide distribution and variety of habitats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the angry worm eel as Least Concern.[1]
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