Quassiremus polyclitellum

Quassiremus polyclitellum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1996.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range 35 to 58 metres (115 to 190 ft), and inhabits rocky surfaces. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 79.5 centimetres (31.3 in).[1]

Quassiremus polyclitellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Quassiremus
Species:
Q. polyclitellum
Binomial name
Quassiremus polyclitellum
Castle, 1996

References

  1. Quassiremus polyclitellum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Castle, P. H. J., 1996 [ref. 22122] A new, distinctively colored snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from northeastern New Zealand. Pacific Science v. 50 (no. 1): 108-116.


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