Blackspotted snake eel

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]

Blackspotted snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References
  1. Synonyms of Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Quassiremus ascensionis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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.


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