Callechelys catostoma
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The black-striped snake eel (Callechelys catostoma, also known commonly as the 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]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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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