Scolecenchelys profundorum

Scolecenchelys profundorum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by John E. McCosker and Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin in 1995, originally under the genus Muraenichthys. 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. Males can reach a maximum total length of.
The species epithet "profundorum" means "of the depths" in Latin, and refers to the deep-water habitat of the eel.