Scolecenchelys profundorum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1995, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to the Nazca Ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 310m (1,020feet). Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.4cm (13.1inches).[1]
The species epithet "profundorum" means "of the depths" in Latin, and refers to the deep-water habitat of the eel.[1]