Callechelys galapagensis

Callechelys galapagensis, the Galapagos ridgefin eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1972.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from four specimens collected from the Galapagos Islands (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coral, sand and rock.[1]

Callechelys galapagensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Callechelys
Species:
C. galapagensis
Binomial name
Callechelys galapagensis
McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972

The IUCN redlist currently lists the Galapagos ridgefin eel as Data Deficient due to its being only known from the original four specimens.[1]

References

  1. Callechelys galapagensis at the IUCN redlist.
  2. Callechelys galapagensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. McCosker, J. E. and R. H. Rosenblatt, 1972 (25 Apr.) [ref. 7629] Eastern Pacific snake-eels of the genus Callechelys (Apodes: Ophichthidae). Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History v. 17 (no. 2): 15-24.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.