Suculentophichthus nasus Red Sea flappy snake eel

Suculentophichthus nasus is commonly referred to as Red Sea flappy snake eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Michael Eisenbart

Red Sea Flappy Snake Eel,Suculentophichthus nasus, Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April-May 2026

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Scientific:: Suculentophichthus nasus
German:: Nasen Schlangenaal
English:: Red Sea Flappy Snake Eel

Category:: Ål

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Suculentophichthus (Genus) > nasus (Species)
Initial determination:: Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015

Occurrence:: Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Madagascar, Red Sea
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 1 Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: 3,75 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown