Callechelys papulosa, the blistered snake eel,Common names for Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Callechelys papulosa at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998.McCosker, J. E., 1998 (27 Apr.) [ref. 23298] A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 7): 185-214, Pl. 1. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 10 metres, and to inhabit regions of sand and grass. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55.1 centimetres.
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