Myrichthys maculosus Spotted Snake Eel

Myrichthys maculosusis commonly referred to as Spotted Snake Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1880 

AphiaID:

217578 

Scientific:

Myrichthys maculosus 

German:

Flecken-Schlangenaal 

English:

Spotted Snake Eel 

Category:

Snake Eels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Myrichthys (Genus) > maculosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Ambon, American Samoa, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, Egypt, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, South America, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

0 - 262 Meter 

Size:

19.69" - 39.37" (50cm - 100cm) 

Temperature:

19,2 °F - 28,2 °F (19,2°C - 28,2°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Living Food, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Myrichthys aspetocheiros
• 
  Myrichthys breviceps
  Weißgefleckter oder Spitzschwanz-Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys colubrinus
  Geringelter Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys maculosus
  Flecken-Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys magnificus
  Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys ocellatus
  Goldtupfen-Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys paleracio
  Weißnasen-Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys pantostigmius
  Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys pardalis
  Schlangenaal
• 
  Myrichthys tigrinus
  Schlangenaal
• Myrichthys xysturus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-03-16 23:34:29 

Last edit:

2023-12-06 13:07:26 

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