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Callechelys in life
In life — Ridgefin Eels, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nigel Marsh
BPBM 11000Ichthyology

Callechelys

Ridgefin Eels

As recorded: Callechelys Kaup, 1856

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNairJim Haywood →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date
May 7, 1971
Locality
Uahuka; W side; small bay 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai; N side of bay
Island
Uahuka
Depth
7 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Callechelys · collected 1968–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Callechelys. BPBM 11000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35683021. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11000.

Record sources