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Freckled Snake Eel

Callechelys lutea Snyder 1904

Biology

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Benthic (Ref. 58302). Adults of most Callechelys spend most of their lives within the sediment and do not form permanent burrows. This species is exceptional and has on rare occasions been dip-netted beneath lights at the sea surface at night and has been seen encountered with its head protruding from the sand by divers at various Hawaiian locations (Ref. 27478).
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Callechelys lutea

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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, and the French Frigate Shoals, in the Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 4 to 24 metres (13 to 79 ft), and forms burrows in sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 104 centimetres (41 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Callechelys lutea at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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.
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Callechelys lutea: Brief Summary

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Callechelys lutea, the freckled snake eel or yellow-spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Otterbein Snyder in 1904.

It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island, and the French Frigate Shoals, in the Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 4 to 24 metres (13 to 79 ft), and forms burrows in sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 104 centimetres (41 in).

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