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<i>Callechelys catostoma</i>

Callechelys catostoma

Species of fish

Callechelys catostoma, the black-striped snake eel or dark band snake eel,[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider and Johann Reinhold Forster in 1801.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Lord Howe Island. It dwells at a depth range of 1–32 metres, and inhabits reefs. It burrows into loose gravel and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 85 centimetres.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Synonyms of Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Common names for Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
  4. [4]
    Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider, 1801 [ref. 471] M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.


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