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Callechelys (Snake eel)

Synonyms: Cryptopterygium

Wikipedia Abstract

Callechelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following fifteen species: \n* Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952 (Twostripe snake-eel) \n* Callechelys bitaeniata (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) \n* Callechelys catostoma (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801) (Black-striped snake-eel) \n* Callechelys cliffi J. E. Böhlke & Briggs, 1954 (Sandy ridgefin eel) \n* Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972 (Spotted ridgefin eel) \n* Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972 \n* Callechelys guineensis (Osório, 1893) (Shorttail snake eel) \n* Callechelys leucoptera (Cadenat, 1954) \n* Callechelys lutea Snyder, 1904 (Yellow-spotted snake-eel) \n* Callechelys maculatus Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981 \n* Callechelys marmorata (Bleek
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Species

Callechelys bilinearis (Twostripe snake eel)
Callechelys bitaeniata
Callechelys catostoma (Dark band snake eel)
Callechelys cliffi (Sandy ridgefin eel)
Callechelys eristigma (Spotted ridgefin eel)
Callechelys galapagensis (Galapagos Ridgefin Eel)
Callechelys guineensis (Shorttail snake eel)
Callechelys leucoptera (Snake eel)
Callechelys lutea (Yellow-spotted snake eel)
Callechelys maculatus
Callechelys marmorata (Marbled snake-eel)
Callechelys muraena (Blotched snake eel)
Callechelys papulosa
Callechelys randalli
Callechelys springeri (Ridgefin eel)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0