Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Freckled Snake Eel
Callechelys lutea
Freckled Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Callechelys lutea
Size: Up to 3 ft (1 m)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Note: Looks similar to C. marmorata, the Marbled Snake Eel, found in the Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Ophichthidae (Family)
       └Callechelys (Genus)
        └C. lutea (Species)

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Freckled Snake Eel

Saddled Snake Eel

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Goldspotted Eel

Black-Finned Snake Eel

Napoleon Snake Eel

Spotted Snake Eel

Stargazer Snake Eel



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