Biology:Blackspotted snake eel
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Short description: Species of eel in the family Ophichthidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Quassiremus |
| Species: | Q. ascensionis
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| Quassiremus ascensionis (Studer, 1889)
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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
- ↑ Synonyms of Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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
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