Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
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-PacificChordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Anguilliformes (Order)
└Ophichthidae (Family)
└Callechelys (Genus)
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