Twostripe snake eel
| Twostripe snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. bilinearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952 | |
The twostripe snake eel[1] (Callechelys bilinearis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm and snake eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1952.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the West Indies, Lesser Antilles, St. Helena Island and Ascension Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 22 metres (0 to 72 ft), most often at around 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 172.4 centimetres (67.9 in).[2]
The species epithet "bilinearis", treated as an adjective, means "two-lined" in Latin, and refers to the pair of stripes along the length of the eel's body.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Callechelys bilinearis at www.foshbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Callechelys bilinearis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kanazawa, R. H., 1952 (20 Nov.) [ref. 12780] More new species and new records of fishes from Bermuda. Fieldiana Zoology v. 34 (no. 7): 71-100.
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