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Callechelys papulosa

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Callechelys papulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Species:
C. papulosa
Binomial name
Callechelys papulosa
McCosker, 1998

Callechelys papulosa, the blistered snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 10 metres, and to inhabit regions of sand and grass. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55.1 centimetres.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Common names for Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ 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.