Spotted ridgefin eel

The Spotted ridgefin eel[2] (Callechelys eristigma) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John E. McCosker and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1972. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama.[4] It dwells at a depth range of 5 to 25 metres (16 to 82 ft), and inhabits benthic sediments of rock and sand. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 113 centimetres (44 in).[3]

Spotted ridgefin eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Callechelys
Species:
C. eristigma
Binomial name
Callechelys eristigma
McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972
Synonyms[1]
  • Callechelys eristigmus McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1972

The IUCN redlist currently lists the Spotted ridgefin eel as Least Concern, in spite of its limited distribution, due to a lack of known threats or observed population decline.[4]

References
  1. Synonyms of Callechelys eristigma at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Callechelys eristigma at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Callechelys eristigma at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Callechelys eristigma at the IUCN redlist.


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