Biology:Callechelys maculatus
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| Callechelys maculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys maculatus Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981
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Callechelys maculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting, Wu Han-Lin and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Pingtan Island, China , in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.8 centimetres.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Callechelys maculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Chu, Y.-T., H.-L. Wu and X.-B. Jin, 1981 (Mar.) [ref. 21250] Four new species of the families Ophichthyidae and Neenchelidae. Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1): 21-27.
Wikidata ☰ Q5546591 entry
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