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Marbled snake eel
Callechelys marmorata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Marbled snake eel
- Scientific
- Callechelys marmorata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 89 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 37 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A slender snake eel, yellowish white with merging darker spots, reaching about 89 cm. It lives alone in sand patches in lagoons and on outer reefs, usually with only its head showing.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Callechelys-marmorata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Marbled_Snake_Eel_(Callechelys_marmorata)_(14225883120).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.