Blistered snake eel
| Blistered snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. papulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys papulosa McCosker, 1998 | |
The Blistered snake eel[1] (Callechelys papulosa) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 10 metres, and to inhabit regions of sand and grass. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55.1 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E., 1998 (27 Apr.) [ref. 23298] A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 7): 185-214, Pl. 1.
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