twostripe snake eel

Callechelys bilinearis

Eel Reaching One Hundred Seventy Centimeters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Callechelys bilinearis, the twostripe snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm and snake eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1952. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the West Indies, Lesser Antilles, St.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Maximum length: 170 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, throughout the West Indies, from islands of Central and South America. Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938 ). Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena and Ascension islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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