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Shorttail Snake Eel

Callechelys guineensis

Classification

Callechelys guineensis, the shorttail snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Balthazar Osório in 1893, originally under the genus Ophichthys. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 4United States of America · 2Netherlands · 1