Callechelys maculatus

Callechelys maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Callechelys maculatus
Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981

Callechelys maculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting, Wu Han-Lin and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Pingtan Island, China, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.8 centimetres.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Callechelys maculatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Chu, Y.-T., H.-L. Wu and X.-B. Jin, 1981 (Mar.) [ref. 21250] Four new species of the families Ophichthyidae and Neenchelidae. Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1): 21-27.


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