Callechelys guineensis

Callechelys guineensis, the shorttail snake eel,^[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Balthazar Osório in 1893, originally under the genus Ophichthys.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Bahamas, Saint Barthélemy, Senegal, Lesser Antilles, and Cape Verde. It dwells at a depth range of 4 to 35 metres (13 to 115 ft), and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 108 centimetres (43 in).^[3]

Callechelys guineensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Callechelys
Species:	C. guineensis
Binomial name
Callechelys guineensis (Osório, 1893)
Synonyms[1]
Ophichthys guineensis Osório, 1893 Callechelys guiniensis (Osório, 1893) Callechelys perryae Storey, 1939 Caecula pantherina Cadenat, 1956 Callechelys pantherina (Cadenat, 1956)

References

1. Synonyms of Callechelys guineensis at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names of Callechelys guineensis at www.fishbase.org.
3. Callechelys guineensis at www.fishbase.org.
4. Osório, B., 1893 [ref. 20571] Estudos ichthyologicos ácerca de fauna dos dominios portuguezes na Africa. 3a nota.--Peixes maritimos das ilhas de S. Thomé, do Principe e ilhe das Rolas. (contiuaçâo). Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa (Ser. 2) v. 3 (no. 11): 173-182.