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Specimens collected from moderately deep water over rocky ground.
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Quassiremus polyclitellum

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Quassiremus polyclitellum is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1996.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range 35 to 58 metres (115 to 190 ft), and inhabits rocky surfaces. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 79.5 centimetres (31.3 in).[1]

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  1. ^ a b Quassiremus polyclitellum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Castle, P. H. J., 1996 [ref. 22122] A new, distinctively colored snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from northeastern New Zealand. Pacific Science v. 50 (no. 1): 108-116.
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Quassiremus polyclitellum: Brief Summary

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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. It dwells at a depth range 35 to 58 metres (115 to 190 ft), and inhabits rocky surfaces. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 79.5 centimetres (31.3 in).

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