Callechelys leucoptera is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Jean Cadenat in 1954.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal to Côte d'Ivoire. It is known to dwell at a depth of 45 metres. It inhabits shallow waters where it forms burrows in the sand, which are sometimes exposed during low tide. Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 50 centimetres.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. leucoptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys leucoptera (Cadenat, 1954)
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Callechelys leucoptera is preyed upon by the African wedgefish (Rhynchobatus luebberti) and the white grouper (Epinephelus aeneus).[5]
References edit
- ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Callechelys leucoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199324A2583114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199324A2583114.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Synonyms of Callechelys leucoptera at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Callechelys leucoptera at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Cadenat, J. 1954 (Jan.) Notes d'ichtyologie ouest-africaine. VI. Sur quelques espèces d'Apodes du genre Caecula. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 16 (no. 1): 238-244.
- ^ Organisms preying on Callechelys leucoptera at www.fishbase.org.
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