Scolecenchelys profundorum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Scolecenchelys profundorum at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1995, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.McCosker, J. E. and N. V. Parin, 1995 [ref. 21924] A new species of deepwater worm-eel, Muraenichthys profundorum (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the Nazca Ridge. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 3/4): 231-235. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to the Nazca Ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
The species epithet "profundorum" means "of the depths" in Latin, and refers to the deep-water habitat of the eel.
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