FB-12887 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12887 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Brachysomophis Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) Hadař spodnoústý Hadař tmavopruhý Blackstriped snake eel Black-striped snake eel Dark band snake eel Musttriip-ehisangerjas Himo-umihebi Puhi houone 下口丽鳗 下口麗鰻 黑带丽鳗 黑帶麗鰻 Callechelys catostomus (Schneider, 1801) Callechelys melanotaenia Bleeker, 1864 Callechelys melanotaenius Bleeker, 1864 Callechelys striata Smith, 1958 Callechelys striatus Smith, 1958 Leptenchelys pinnaceps Schultz, 1953 Sphagebranchus catostomus Schneider, 1801 1995-03-17 2024-01-19 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) Myers, R.F.0 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 The fishes of Seychelles. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-12888-20538 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-11 2010-07-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cacat_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cacat_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2010-05-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 Found in shallow areas buried in loose gravel and sand (Ref. 1602, 75154). Benthic (Ref. 58302, 75154). It buries itself with the aid of its pointed snout or its bony, sharp tail. McCosker, J.E. 1998 A revision of the snake-eel genus <i>Callechelys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-06 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Adults have a broad lateral black band along the middle of each side.Description: Characterized by whitish to cream color; black margin of dorsal fin; head length 10-20 in TL; body depth 48-73 in TL; short tail, 3.2-3.6 in TL; eye above tip of lower jaw; dorsal fin origin above or slightly posterior to corner of mouth; no pectoral fin; intermaxillary with 2-4 backward slanting canines in ventral groove under snout; remaining teeth of jaws and vomer small and uniserial (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-06 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 195 - 205 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2024-05-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. McCosker, J.E. 1998 A revision of the snake-eel genus <i>Callechelys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478) FB-Uses-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2010-05-07 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Jasper Mendoza 2024-05-29 00:00:00 2024-05-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ catostoma Marine (Ref. 86942). Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) FB-Size-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2010-05-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 85.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)) Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1995-03-17 00:00:00 2010-05-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12888 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 32 m (Ref. 27478) McCosker, J.E. 1998 A revision of the snake-eel genus <i>Callechelys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478)