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Quassiremus
''Quassiremus'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species: * ''Quassiremus ascensionis'' (Théophile Rudolf Studer, Studer, 1889) (Black-spotted snake eel) * ''Quassiremus evionthas'' (David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Charles Harvey Bollman, Bollman, 1890) (Galapagos snake eel) * ''Quassiremus nothochir'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Smallfish snake eel) * ''Quassiremus polyclitellum'' Peter Henry John Castle, Castle, 1996 References * Ophichthidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Ophichthidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quassiremus Ascensionis
The Blackspotted snake eel (''Quassiremus ascensionis'') is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by Théophile Rudolphe Studer in 1889.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. It is a rare tropical, Marine biology, 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 Specific name (zoology), 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. References Ophichthidae Fish described in 1889 {{Ophichthidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |