Myrichthys magnificus Magnificent snake eel

Myrichthys magnificus is commonly referred to as Magnificent snake eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7407 

AphiaID:

275485 

Scientific:

Myrichthys magnificus 

German:

Schlangenaal 

English:

Magnificent Snake Eel 

Category:

Anguilles-Serpents 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Abbott, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, Midway Islands 

Size:

up to 30.71" (78 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Pour aquariophiles éprouvés 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

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
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-27 19:55:18 

Last edit:

2014-07-27 19:55:18 

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