Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neenchelys microtretus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by R.C. Bamber in 1915. It is a marine, temperate, water-dwelling eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Neenchelys microtretus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:22.265455+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915
- Name authority
- Bamber, 1915
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Neenchelys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyOphichthidae Günther, 1870
- subfamilyMyrophinae Kaup, 1856
- genusNeenchelys Bamber, 1915
- speciesNeenchelys microtretus Bamber, 1915
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neenchelys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neenchelys buitendijki Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys cheni (Chen & Weng, 1967) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys mccoskeri Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2012 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys parvipectoralis Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys pelagica Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys similis Ho, McCosker & Smith, 2015 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys andamanensis Hibino, Satapoomin & Kimura, 2015 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys gracilis Ho & Loh, 2015 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neenchelys daedalus McCosker, 1982 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bamber, R. C. (1915). Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S. XXII. The Fishes. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London., Zoology v. 31 (no. 210): 477–485, Pl. 46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1915.tb00694.x Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:464L7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.