WoRMS taxon details
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951)
275473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275473)
accepted
Species
Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951 · unaccepted
Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951) Ginsburg, I. (1951). The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. <em>Texas Journal of Science.</em> 3 (3): 431-485. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275473 on 2026-01-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951) Ginsburg, I. (1951). The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. <em>Texas Journal of Science.</em> 3 (3): 431-485. [details]
original description (of Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951) Ginsburg, I. (1951). The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. <em>Texas Journal of Science.</em> 3 (3): 431-485. [details]
original description (of Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951) Ginsburg, I. (1951). The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. <em>Texas Journal of Science.</em> 3 (3): 431-485. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ridgefin eel | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callechelys springeri RAD118410-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callechelys springeri RAD118410-003)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cryptopterygium holochroma P03787 illustration) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cryptopterygium holochroma RAD118409-001) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gordiichthys springeri P11648 illustration) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gordiichthys springeri RAD118411-001) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callechelys springeri RAD118410-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callechelys springeri RAD118410-003)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cryptopterygium holochroma P03787 illustration) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cryptopterygium holochroma RAD118409-001) (from synonym Cryptopterygium holochroma Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gordiichthys springeri P11648 illustration) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gordiichthys springeri RAD118411-001) (from synonym Gordiichthys springeri Ginsburg, 1951)
To ITIS
