Callechelys randalli
Callechelys randalli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Callechelys |
Species: | C. randalli |
Binomial name | |
Callechelys randalli McCosker, 1998 | |
Callechelys randalli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Marquesan Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to inhabit sand at a depth of 35 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.4 centimetres.[1]
References
- 1 2 Callechelys randalli at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E., 1998 (27 Apr.) [ref. 23298] A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 7): 185-214, Pl. 1.
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