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]
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^Synonyms of Quassiremus evionthas at www.fishbase.org.
^Common names of Quassiremus evionthas at www.fishbase.org.
^Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Bollman, 1890 (5 Feb.) [ref. 2433] Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia, 1887-'88. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770): 149-183.
galapagos, snake, quassiremus, evionthas, family, ophichthidae, worm, snake, eels, described, david, starr, jordan, charles, harvey, bollman, 1890, marine, tropical, which, known, from, eastern, central, southeastern, pacific, ocean, including, colombia, gulf,. 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 the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and Clarion Island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago in Mexico 3 5 6 It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 80 metres 9 8 to 262 5 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 6 Galapagos snake eel Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Anguilliformes Family Ophichthidae Genus Quassiremus Species Q evionthas Binomial name Quassiremus evionthas Jordan amp Bollman 1890 Synonyms 1 Ophichthus evionthas Jordan amp Bollman 1890 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 References edit Synonyms of Quassiremus evionthas at www fishbase org Common names of Quassiremus evionthas at www fishbase org a b c Quassiremus evionthas at www fishbase org Jordan D S and C H Bollman 1890 5 Feb ref 2433 Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia 1887 88 In Scientific results of explorations by the U S Fish Commission steamer Albatross Proceedings of the United States National Museum v 12 no 770 149 183 a b Quassiremus evionthas at the IUCN redlist a b https onlinelibrary wiley com doi full 10 1111 jbi 13842 nbsp This Ophichthidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Galapagos snake eel amp oldid 1193026711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
