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Yellow-spotted snake eel (Callechelys lutea)
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Yellow-spotted snake eel (Callechelys lutea) specimen
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Ophichthidae

Yellow-spotted snake eel

Callechelys lutea

Fish Known Only from the Hawaiian Islands

  • Brown
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Yellow-spotted snake eel is a marine fish from Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 104 cm.

Maximum length
104 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: known only from the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island and French Frigate Shoals.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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