Scolecenchelys macroptera
Slender Snake Eel
As recorded: Echidna uniformis Seale, 1901
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae
12 Bishop specimens of Scolecenchelys macroptera · collected 1900–2005Species page ›Collected the same day
On June 2, 1900, A. Seale also collected 16 other specimens.
Blenniella periophthalmus
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Bothus mancus
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Bothus mancus
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Cheilinus fasciatus
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Cheilinus trilobatus
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Cheilio inermis
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Chrysiptera
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Gnatholepis anjerensis
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Lutjanus fulvus
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Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
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Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
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Myrichthys colubrinus
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Paracirrhites arcatus
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Scolecenchelys macroptera
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Scolecenchelys macroptera
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Uropterygius concolor
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Scolecenchelys macroptera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
West, Singapore
(c) babaprata, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Central, Singapore
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-01
Singapore
(c) babaprata, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scolecenchelys macroptera. BPBM 46. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36608042. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/46.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36608042 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026