Callechelys papulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Callechelys |
Species: | C. papulosa
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Binomial name | |
Callechelys papulosa McCosker, 1998
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Callechelys papulosa, the blistered snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 10 metres, and to inhabit regions of sand and grass. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55.1 centimetres.[2]