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Callechelys catostoma

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Callechelys catostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Species:
C. catostoma
Binomial name
Callechelys catostoma
(J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sphagebranchus catostomus Schneider, 1801
  • Callechelys catostomus (Schneider, 1801)
  • Callechelys melanotaeni Bleeker, 1864
  • Callechelys melanotaenius Bleeker, 1864
  • Leptenchelys pinnaceps Schultz, 1953
  • Callechelys striatus Smith, 1958
  • Callechelys striata Smith, 1958

Callechelys catostoma, the black-striped snake eel or dark band snake eel,[3]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider and Johann Reinhold Forster in 1801.[5] 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 (33 in).[4]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Callechelys catostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199246A2574231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199246A2574231.en. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callechelys catostoma". FishBase.
  5. ^ 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.