Callechelys lutea
Freckled Snake Eel
Snyder, 1904Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 275470 ↗
Photo: (c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Philip Thomas (iNaturalist)
10
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1910
First collected
1995
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1910 by J.W. Thompson (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1995; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as April 20, 2025.
Alive today
47 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-04-20
Kaka'ako, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-31
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-09-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) ginkgoseed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-28
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-12-11
Molokini, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-04-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-04-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)