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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Callechelys: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: McCosker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 10 - ? m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.1 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27478)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Wirbelzahl: 215.
Taken at 10 m depth over a silty sand and sparse sea grass bottom (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
McCosker, J.E., 1998. A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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