The Galapagos snake eel[2] (Quassiremus evionthas) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1890.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, the Gulf of California, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.[3][5] It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 30 metres (9.8 to 98.4 ft), and inhabits reefs, preferring to live in areas bearing a mixture of boulders, gravel and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 71 centimetres (28 in).[3]
The IUCN redlist currently lists the Galapagos snake eel as Vulnerable under Criterion D2, in lieu of the potential threat to population levels for shallow-water fish in the eastern tropical Pacific, caused by longer and more frequent ENSO events. No conservation actions have been taken specifically for the species, although it occurs in the Marine Protected Areas of the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Island.[5]
The Galapagos snake eel (Quassiremus evionthas) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1890. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, the Gulf of California, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 30 metres (9.8 to 98.4 ft), and inhabits reefs, preferring to live in areas bearing a mixture of boulders, gravel and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 71 centimetres (28 in).
The IUCN redlist currently lists the Galapagos snake eel as Vulnerable under Criterion D2, in lieu of the potential threat to population levels for shallow-water fish in the eastern tropical Pacific, caused by longer and more frequent ENSO events. No conservation actions have been taken specifically for the species, although it occurs in the Marine Protected Areas of the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Island.
Quassiremus evionthas Quassiremus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Quassiremus evionthas Quassiremus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Quassiremus evionthas is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1890 door Jordan & Bollman. Zij hanteerden de naam Ophichthus evionthas.[3] De soort werd aangetroffen in de Galapagoseilanden.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als Kwetsbaar, beoordelingsjaar 2007.[1]
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真微鰭蛇鰻，為輻鰭魚綱鰻鱺目糯鰻亞目蛇鰻科的其中一種，被IUCN列為次級保育類動物，分布於中東太平洋區，從加利福尼亞灣至哥斯大黎加海域，棲息深度3-30公尺，體長可達71公分，棲息在底層水域，屬肉食性，生活習性不明。
