Barred Snake Eel

Quassiremus polyclitellum

Eel beneath New Zealand Waters

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

Quassiremus polyclitellum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1996. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Quassiremus
Maximum length: 79.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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