Aplatophis chauliodus Fangtooth Snake-eel, Fangtooth Snake Eel, Toothy Eel, Tusky Ee

Aplatophis chauliodus is commonly referred to as Fangtooth Snake-eel, Fangtooth Snake Eel, Toothy Eel, Tusky Ee. Difficulty in the aquarium: Que pour les grands aquariums. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7352 

AphiaID:

279644 

Scientific:

Aplatophis chauliodus 

German:

Schlangen-Aal 

English:

Fangtooth Snake-eel, Fangtooth Snake Eel, Toothy Eel, Tusky Ee 

Category:

Anguilles-Serpents 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Aplatophis (Genus) > chauliodus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Böhlke, 1956 

Occurrence:

Suriname, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Aruba, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, Florida, French Guiana, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

33 - 91 Meter 

Size:

up to 33.07" (84 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Que pour les grands aquariums 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aplatophis chauliodus
  Schlangen-Aal
• Aplatophis zorro

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-10 11:09:04 

Last edit:

2021-10-23 14:19:53 

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