Biology:Blackspotted snake eel

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Short description: Species of eel in the family Ophichthidae

Blackspotted snake eel
Quassiremus ascensionis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Quassiremus
Species:
Q. ascensionis
Binomial name
Quassiremus ascensionis
(Studer, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys ascensionis Studer, 1889
  • Quassiremus productus Seale, 1917
  • Quassiremus goslingi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932

The Blackspotted snake eel[2] (Quassiremus ascensionis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Théophile Rudolf Studer in 1889.[4] It is a rare tropical, marine eel which is known from the western and southern Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles, Brazil , and Ascension Island (from which its species epithet is derived). It is known to dwell at a depth of 12 meters, and inhabits sand and turtle grass; it forms burrows which leave its head exposed. Males can reach a maximum total length of 71 centimeters.[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Studer, T., 1889 [ref. 18853] Die Forschungsreise SMS "Gazelle" in den Jahren 1874 bis 1876 unter Kommando des Kapitän zur See Freiherrn von Schleinitz ...III. Theil: Zoologie und Geologie. Berlin. i-vi + 1-322, Pls. 1-33.

Wikidata ☰ Q2559179 entry