Scolecenchelys

Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
 * Scolecenchelys acutirostris (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Sharp-nose worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys aoki (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Misaki worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys australis (W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Short-fin worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys brevicaudata Hibino & Kimura, 2015 (Short-tail worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876) (Short-headed worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys castlei J. E. McCosker, 2006 (Deep-water bigeyed worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys chilensis (J. E. McCosker, 1970) (Chilean worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys cookei (Fowler, 1928)
 * Scolecenchelys fuscapenis J. E. McCosker, S. Ide & Endo, 2012 (Black-tailed worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys fuscogularis Hibino, Y. Kai & Kimura, 2013 (Dark-throat worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys godeffroyi (Regan, 1909) (Godeffroy worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys gymnota (Bleeker, 1857) (Slender worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley, 1927) (Coral worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys laticaudata (J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Red-fin worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys macroptera (Bleeker, 1857) (Narrow worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys nicholsae (Waite, 1904) (Nichols' worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys profundorum (J. E. McCosker & Parin, 1995) (Deep-water worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys puhioilo (J. E. McCosker, 1979)
 * Scolecenchelys robusta Hibino & Kimura, 2015 (Robust worm eel)
 * Scolecenchelys vermiformis (W. K. H. Peters, 1866)
 * Scolecenchelys xorae (J. L. B. Smith, 1958) (Orange-head worm eel)