Callechelys bilinearis, Twostripe snake eel

Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952

Twostripe snake eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Callechelys: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); bilinearis: Name from Latin 'bilinearis' meaning two-lined, referring to the stripes along the body; an adjective (Ref. 54133).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 22 m (Ref. 27478), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 5288). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, throughout the West Indies, from islands of Central and South America. Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938). Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena and Ascension islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 170 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Large, TL 1.7 m, head and body longer than tail. Pale with 2 dark brown stripes on side and another on outer part of dorsal fin (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A sand-dwelling eel. Inhabits open beaches and beaches semi-protected from open ocean (Ref. 5521). Reported to reach 172.4 cm TL (Ref. 27478). Minimum depth from Ref. 005288.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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