blotched snake eel

Callechelys muraena

Eel beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

blotched snake eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: between North Carolina and Florida, and Gulf of Mexico off northern Florida, and Yucatan Peninsula. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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