Callechelys marmorata
Marbled Snake Eel
(Bleeker, 1854)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 217565 ↗
Photo: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) (iNaturalist)
15
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1960
First collected
1988
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1960 by M/V "Kilohana" (Kauaʻi). The Museum last collected it in 1988; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 5, 2026.
Alive today
5 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-05
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) hewittdoesit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-04
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)