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	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Big-eyed worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Devi's worm-eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Longfinned worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Long-finned worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Ogilby's worm-eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Short-headed worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Shorthead worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Slender eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Lühipea-viikangerjas</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>尖長鰻</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>尖长鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>短头虫鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>短頭蟲鰻</commonName>
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	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Muraenichthys breviceps halituna Whitley, 1955</synonym>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5029&amp;speccode=13983'>Günther, A.0 Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British Museum, chiefly from southern seas. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17(101):389-402. (Ref. 5029)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-477-01427-5(pbk.).' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5755&amp;speccode=13983'>Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan0 New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p. (Ref. 5755)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7300&amp;speccode=13983'>Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley0 Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9563&amp;speccode=13983'>May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell0 Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26282&amp;speccode=13983'>Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26974&amp;speccode=13983'>Edgar, G.J. and C. Shaw0 The production and tropic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in Southern Australia. II. Diets of fishes and tropic relationships between fishes and benthos at Western Port, Victoria. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 194:83-106. (Ref. 26974)</reference>
	<reference isbn='957-8596-59-6' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31517&amp;speccode=13983'>Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=39782&amp;speccode=13983'>Smith, D.G. and J.E. McCosker0 Ophichthidae. Snake eels, worm eels. p. 1662-1669. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 39782)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40863&amp;speccode=13983'>Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker0 A new genus and two new species of myrophine worm-eels, with comments on &lt;i&gt;Muraenichthys&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Scolecenchelys&lt;/i&gt; (Anguilliformes: Ophicthidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(2-3):113-122. (Ref. 40863)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48497&amp;speccode=13983'>Hardy, J.D. Jr. (comp.)0 Coral reef fish species. NOAANational Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. USA. 537 p. (Ref. 48497)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51054&amp;speccode=13983'>Hanel, L. and J. Novák0 České názvy zivočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces) II., nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) [chrupavčití (Chondrostei), kostnatí (Neopterygii): kostlíni (Semionotiformes) - bezostní (Clupeiformes)]. Národní muzeum (zoologické odděleí), Praha. (Ref. 51054)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=56887&amp;speccode=13983'>McCosker, J.E.0 A new deepwater species of worm-eel, &lt;i&gt;Scolecenchelys castlei&lt;/i&gt; (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from New Zealand and Australia, with comments on &lt;i&gt;S. breviceps&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;S. macroptera&lt;/i&gt;. J. R. Soc. N. Z. 36(1):17-26. (Ref. 56887)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=56888&amp;speccode=13983'>McCosker, J.E. and A.L. Stewart0 Additions to the New Zealand marine eel fauna with the description of a new moray, &lt;i&gt;Anarchias supremus&lt;/i&gt; (Teleostei: Muraenidae), and comments on the identity of &lt;i&gt;Gymnothorax griffini&lt;/i&gt; Whitley &amp; Phillips. J. R. Soc. N. Z., 36(2):83-95. (Ref. 56888)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58108&amp;speccode=13983'>Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75154&amp;speccode=13983'>Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS &amp; CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=93826&amp;speccode=13983'>Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 02 July 2013. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 93826)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=104540&amp;speccode=13983'>Hibino, Y. and S. Kimura0 Revision of the &lt;i&gt;Scolecenchelys gymnota&lt;/i&gt; species group with descriptions of two new species (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae). Ichthyol Res (Ref. 104540)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=105471&amp;speccode=13983'>eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=126983&amp;speccode=13983'>IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. &lt;https://www.iucnredlist.org/&gt;. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=137577&amp;speccode=13983'>Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577)</reference><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Found inshore, in bays (Ref. 9563); burrowing, on soft bottoms (Ref. 7300).  Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters (Ref. 56887).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9563&amp;speccode=13983'>May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell 1986 Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Diagnosis:  Moderately elongate with tail 58-63% of TL; dorsal fin arises slightly ahead of middle of preanal distance; blunt snout; large eye, 11-16 times in HL with posterior margin above or slightly in advance of corner of mouth; eye diameter less than interorbital distance; small, numerous teeth, conical and biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly on jaws and vomer; color tan dorsally, pale ventrally, sharply delineated along mid-flank, anus not within a black spot; MVF 23/56/164; total vertebrae 161-167 (Ref. 56887).</dc:description>
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