🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Galapagos snake eel
Quassiremus evionthas Jordan & Bollman, 1890
📖 Overview
Lives in sand flats and rocky areas mixed with boulders, gravel rubble and sand. Can bury and move beneath sand or gravel rubble .
Scientific Name
Quassiremus evionthas
Authority
Jordan & Bollman, 1890
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
71 cm
Depth Range
3–30 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Genus
Quassiremus
Quassiremus
Species
Galapagos snake eel
Quassiremus evionthas
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Galapagos snake eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Costa Rica; reported from the Galapagos Islands (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00093 × L2.99
(TL)
Max TL
71cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2022
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Jordan & Bollman, 1890
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