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Rufus snake eel

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Species of fish

Rufus snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. rufus
Binomial name
Ophichthus rufus
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856
  • Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856)
  • Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858

The rufus snake eel (Ophichthus rufus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810, originally under the genus Echelus. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Algeria, Albania, Croatia, Egypt, France, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Israel, Montenegro, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Turkey. It inhabits mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).

The rufus snake-eel's diet consists of bony fish, mollusks and benthic crustaceans. It has been recorded spawning from July to October, in the Mediterranean. Due to its wide distribution and abundant population, as well as a lack of known major threats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the rufus snake-eel as Least Concern

References

  1. "Synonyms of Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810)". fishbase.se.
  2. "Common names of Ophichthus rufus". fishbase.se.
  3. ^ "Ophichthus rufus". fishbase.se.
  4. Rafinesque, C. S., 1810 Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Sanfilippo, Palermo. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. 3-69 , Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 ). Pls. 1-20.
  5. ^ Smith, D.G. (2014). "Ophichthus rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194815A49077912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194815A49077912.en. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. "Food items reported for Ophichthus rufus". fishbase.se.
  7. "Spawning list for Ophichthus rufus". fishbase.se.
Taxon identifiers
Ophichthus rufus
Echelus rufus


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