Callechelys bitaeniata

Callechelys bitaeniata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Callechelys
Species:	C. bitaeniata
Binomial name
	Callechelys bitaeniata; (Peters, 1877)
Synonyms[1] i
	Ophichthys bitaeniatus Peters, 1877; Callechelys canaliculatus Smith, 1958;

Callechelys bitaeniata is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Kenya, Mozambique and Seychelles.[2][4] Males can reach a maximum total length of 82 centimetres.[2]

The species epithet "bitaeniata" means "two-striped" in Latin.[2] Due to its large distribution and lack of notable threats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern.[4]

References

Synonyms of Callechelys bitaeniata at www.fishbase.org.
Callechelys bitaeniata at www.fishbase.org.
Peters, W. (C. H.), 1877 [ref. 13950] Eine neue merkwürdige Art von fliegenden Fischen, Exocoetus cirriger, aus China, und einen neuen Muraeniden, Ophichthys bitaeniatus, aus Mombas. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1877: 555-556.
Callechelys bitaeniata at the IUCN redlist.

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[1] Synonyms of Callechelys bitaeniata at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Callechelys bitaeniata at www.fishbase.org.

[Peters,_1877-3] Peters, W. (C. H.), 1877 [ref. 13950] Eine neue merkwürdige Art von fliegenden Fischen, Exocoetus cirriger, aus China, und einen neuen Muraeniden, Ophichthys bitaeniatus, aus Mombas. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1877: 555-556.

[IUCN_redlist-4] Callechelys bitaeniata at the IUCN redlist.