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	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Anguilliformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Ophichthidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Malvoliophis</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Malvoliophis pinguis (Günther, 1872)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Hadař portjacksonský</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Down's worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Iredale's worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Scotts worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Shortfin worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Shortfinned worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Southern worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Tasmanian worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Worm eel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Lõuna-viikangerjas</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Tasmaania viikangerjas</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>伦圭虫鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>倫圭蟲鰻</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>塔斯馬尼亞蟲鰻</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>塔斯马尼亚虫鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>林戈虫鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>林戈蟲鰻</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>澳洲虫鳗</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>澳洲蟲鰻</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Muraenichthys australis Macleay, 1881</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='ambiguous synonym'>Muraenichthys lengomena Scott, 1980</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='ambiguous synonym'>Muraenichthys lingowenah Scott, 1975</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='ambiguous synonym'>Muraenichthys oliveri Waite, 1910</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Muraenichthys tasmaniensis McCulloch, 1911</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis (McCulloch, 1911)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis smithi Whitley, 1944</synonym>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7300&amp;speccode=24290'>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=8879&amp;speccode=24290'>Francis, M.P.0 Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pac. Sci. 47(2):136-170. (Ref. 8879)</reference>
	<reference isbn='957-8596-59-6' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31517&amp;speccode=24290'>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>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36548&amp;speccode=24290'>Hindell, J.S., G.P. Jenkins and M.J. Keough0 Variability in abundances of fishes associated with seagrass habitats in relation to diets of predatory fishes. Mar. Biol. 136(4):725-737. (Ref. 36548)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36656&amp;speccode=24290'>Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 2000. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 2000. (Ref. 36656)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51054&amp;speccode=24290'>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>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75154&amp;speccode=24290'>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=104540&amp;speccode=24290'>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>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=106682&amp;speccode=24290'>Duffy, C.A.J. and S.T. Ahyong0 Annotated checklist of the marine flora and fauna of the Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve and northern Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand. Bulletin of the Auckland Museum 20:19-124. (Ref. 106682)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=126983&amp;speccode=24290'>IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. &lt;https://www.iucnredlist.org/&gt;. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983)</reference><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>A shallow species (&lt; 50 m) found in among seagrass beds and rocky tidepools (Ref. 104540).  Lives in groups of many individuals.  Feeds on small bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 33839).</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>This species of the Scolecenchelys gymnota species group is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 7.7-8.9 % TL (in large specimens, &gt;18.0 cm TL); tail 55-58 % TL; trunk 34-36 % TL; horizontal distance between origin of dorsal-fin and a vertical through mid-anus 8.0-91 % HL; jaws and vomerine teeth in a single row, rarely biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly; predorsal vertebrae 62-68, preanal 60-63 and total 145-156; MVF 65-61-151 (Ref. 104540).</dc:description>
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