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Ridgefin Eels
Callechelys
Callechelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following fifteen species:
Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952 (twostripe snake eel)
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Marbled Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys marmorata
Freckled Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys lutea
Shorttail Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys guineensis
Sandy Ridgefin Eel
speciesCallechelys cliffi
Black-striped Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys catostoma
Twostripe Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys bilinearis
Blotched Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys muraena
Callechelys bitaeniata
speciesCallechelys bitaeniata
Spotted Ridgefin Eel
speciesCallechelys eristigma
West Atlantic Ridgefin Eel
speciesCallechelys springeri
Galapagos Ridgefin Eel
speciesCallechelys galapagensis
Callechelys randalli
speciesCallechelys randalli
Blistered Snake Eel
speciesCallechelys papulosa
Callechelys maculatus
speciesCallechelys maculatus
Callechelys kuro
speciesCallechelys kuro
Callechelys leucoptera
speciesCallechelys leucoptera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87170.