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Black-striped snake eel (Callechelys catostoma)
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Black-striped snake eel (Callechelys catostoma) specimen
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Ophichthidae

Black-striped snake eel

Callechelys catostoma

Eel beneath Indo Pacific

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Black-striped snake eel is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 85 cm.

Maximum length
85 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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