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)
Looks similar to C. marmorata, the Marbled Snake Eel, found in the Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Ophichthidae (Family) Snake Eels
      └Callechelys (Genus)
       └C. lutea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275470🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121575🔗

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