Common Names

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Hadař žlutý , Czech , Czechia

Freckled snake eel , English , Hawaii

Yellow-spotted snake eel , English , Hawaii

Kollaselapiline ehisangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

Puhi , Hawaiian , Hawaii

褐黃麗鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

褐黄丽鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Puhi houone , Tahitian , Tahiti

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Callechelys

Species: Callechelys lutea Snyder, 1904

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Pacific Ocean: known only from the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island and French Frigate Shoals.

Biology

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Benthic (Ref. 58302). Adults of most Callechelys spend most of their lives within the sediment and do not form permanent burrows. This species is exceptional and has on rare occasions been dip-netted beneath lights at the sea surface at night and has been seen encountered with its head protruding from the sand by divers at various Hawaiian locations (Ref. 27478).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless