Callechelys lutea explained

Callechelys lutea, the freckled snake eel or yellow-spotted snake eel,^[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by John Otterbein Snyder in 1904.^[3]

It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island, and the French Frigate Shoals, in the Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 4mto24mm (13feetto79feetm), and forms burrows in sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 104cm (41inches).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7472&GenusName=Callechelys&SpeciesName=lutea&StockCode=7774 Common names of Callechelys lutea
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Callechelys-lutea.html Callechelys lutea
3. Snyder, J. O. 1904 (19 Jan.) [ref. 4149] A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer "Albatross" about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]: 513-538, Pls. 1-13.