Seagrass eel

The seagrass eel or Suenson's worm eel,[2] Chilorhinus suensonii, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[3] It was described by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1852.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, southern Florida, USA; and Bahia, Brazil. It inhabits reefs, beds of seagrass (from which its common name is derived), and sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 18 cm.[3]

Seagrass eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Chlopsidae
Genus:
Chilorhinus
Species:
C. suensonii
Binomial name
Chilorhinus suensonii
Lütken, 1852
Synonyms[1]
  • Chilorhinus suensoni Lütken, 1852 (misspelling)

These eels feed primarily on benthic invertebrates and finfish.[5]

References
  1. Synonyms of Chilorhinus syensonii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Chilorhinus suensonii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Chilorhinus suensonii at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Lütken, C. F., 1852 [ref. 2852] Nogle bemaerkinger om naeseborenes stilling hos de i gruppe med Ophisurus staaende slaegter af aalefamilien. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1851 (nos 1-2): 1-21, Pl. 1.
  5. Food items reported for Chilorhinus suensonii at www.fishbase.org.


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