title: Renaming of three recently described eels of the genus Neenchelys (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the western Pacific.
abstract: In our earlier paper (Ho et al., 2013), we described three new species of the eel genus Neenchelys Bamber, 1915. Unfortunately, the critical step of registering the work in ZooBank was omitted, thus rendering the names unavailable. In this paper, we present abbreviated descriptions of the new species in order to make these names available in accordance with the amended Article 8.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan. Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University; Pingtung 944, Taiwan; Email: ogcoho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, U.S.A.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mccosker
authors.affiliation: Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746, U.S.A.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D004524:Eels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D009929:Organ Size; D010140:Pacific Ocean