Callechelys catostoma

Callechelys catostoma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Callechelys
Species:	C. catostoma
Binomial name
Callechelys catostoma (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms [2]
Sphagebranchus catostomusSchneider, 1801 Callechelys catostomus(Schneider, 1801) Callechelys melanotaeniBleeker, 1864 Callechelys melanotaeniusBleeker, 1864 Leptenchelys pinnacepsSchultz, 1953 Callechelys striatusSmith, 1958 Callechelys striataSmith, 1958

Callechelys catostoma, the black-striped snake eel or dark band snake eel, ^[3] ) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). ^[4] It was described by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider and Johann Reinhold Forster in 1801. ^[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Lord Howe Island. It dwells at a depth range of 1–32 metres, and inhabits reefs. It burrows into loose gravel and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 85 centimetres (33 in). ^[4]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Callechelys catostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T199246A2574231. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199246A2574231.en . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. Synonyms of Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Callechelys catostoma at www.fishbase.org.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callechelys catostoma". FishBase .
5. Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider, 1801 [ref. 471] M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.