Callechelys bilinearis, the twostripe snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm and snake eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1952.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the West Indies, Lesser Antilles, St. Helena Island and Ascension Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 22 metres (0 to 72 ft), most often at around 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 172.4 centimetres (67.9 in).[2]
The species epithet "bilinearis", treated as an adjective, means "two-lined" in Latin, and refers to the pair of stripes along the length of the eel's body.[2]
Callechelys bilinearis, the twostripe snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm and snake eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1952. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the West Indies, Lesser Antilles, St. Helena Island and Ascension Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 22 metres (0 to 72 ft), most often at around 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 172.4 centimetres (67.9 in).
The species epithet "bilinearis", treated as an adjective, means "two-lined" in Latin, and refers to the pair of stripes along the length of the eel's body.
Callechelys bilinearis Callechelys generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Callechelys bilinearis Callechelys generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Callechelys bilinearis is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1952 door Kanazawa.
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