Callechelys cliffi, the sandy ridgefin eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and John Carmon Briggs in 1954.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Mexico and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft), and inhabits sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 45.5 centimetres (17.9 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. cliffi
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| Callechelys cliffi J. E. Böhlke & Briggs, 1954
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The species epithet "cliffi" refers to Frank S. Cliff.[2] Due to there being an extremely limited number of known specimens, and thereby a lack of information on the species' distribution and population, threats and habitat requirements, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Sandy ridgefin eel as Data Deficient.[4]
References
edit- ^ Common names of Callechelys cliffi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Callechelys cliffi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Böhlke, J. E. and J. C. Briggs, 1954 (23 Aug.) [ref. 12335] Callechelys cliffi, a new ophichthid eel from the Gulf of California. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 4 (no. 4): 275-278.
- ^ Callechelys cliffi at the IUCN redlist.
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