Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Marbled Snake Eel
Callechelys marmorata
Marbled Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Callechelys marmorata
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (85 cm)  
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, French Polynesia
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. marmorata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217565🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119393🔗

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