Callechelys lutea
| Callechelys lutea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys lutea Snyder, 1904 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Callechelys lutea, the freckled snake eel or yellow-spotted snake eel,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John Otterbein Snyder in 1904.[4]
It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island, Johnston Atoll,[5] and the French Frigate Shoals, in the Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth of 4 to 24 metres (13 to 79 ft), and forms burrows in sand sediments to hunt. Males can reach a maximum total length of 104 centimetres (41 in).[3]
Description
It has dorsal and anal fins, with its dorsal fin extending nearly to the tail, and dorsal fin origin on its nape.[5] Callechelys marmorata is considered a lookalike.[6]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Snyder, J. O. 1904 (19 Jan.) [ref. 4149] A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer "Albatross" about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]: 513-538, Pls. 1-13.
- 1 2 McCosker, John E. (2002). "Notes on Hawaiian Snake Eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae), with Comments on Ophichthus bonaparti" (PDF). Pacific Science. 56 (1): 23–34. doi:10.1353/psc.2002.0005. ISSN 1534-6188.
- ↑ "Florent's Guide To The Tropical Reefs - Fish, Creatures and Corals". reefguide.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.