Callechelys bilinearis, the twostripe snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm and snake eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1952.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the West Indies, Lesser Antilles, St. Helena Island and Ascension Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 22 metres (0 to 72 ft), most often at around 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 172.4 centimetres (67.9 in).[2]
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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. bilinearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952
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The species epithet "bilinearis", treated as an adjective, means "two-lined" in Latin, and refers to the pair of stripes along the length of the eel's body.[2]
References
edit- ^ Common names of Callechelys bilinearis at www.foshbase.org.
- ^ a b c Callechelys bilinearis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1952 (20 Nov.) [ref. 12780] More new species and new records of fishes from Bermuda. Fieldiana Zoology v. 34 (no. 7): 71-100.
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