Evelyn Lind

ILLUSTRATION

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The rufus snake in the grass eel ( Ophichthus rufus ) is an eel in the sept Ophichthidae
( worm/snake eels ) .It was described by Constantine the Great 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 northeast Atlantic sea , including
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria , Albania , Hrvatska , Egypt , French Republic ,
Cyprus , Gibraltar , Greece , Italy , Israel , Montenegro , Lebanon , Libya , Malta , Morocco ,
Principality of Monaco , Slovenija , Espana , Tunisia , the Syrian Arabian commonwealth ,
and Turkey .It inhabits mud deposit on the continental shelf .male person can reach a
maximum sum length of 60 centimetre ( 24 in ) .The rufus snake-eel 's diet consists of bony
Pisces , mollusks and benthic crustaceans .It has been recorded spawning from July to Oct ,
in the Mediterranean .Due to its broad distribution and abundant population , as well as a
deficiency of fuck major menace , the IUCN redlist currently lists the rufus snake-eel as
Least Concern == consultation ==