Leiuranus versicolor Convict Snake Eel

Leiuranus versicolor is commonly referred to as Convict 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.

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lexID:

15564 

AphiaID:

310967 

Scientific:

Leiuranus versicolor 

German:

Schlangenaal 

English:

Convict Snake Eel 

Category:

Ål 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Leiuranus (Genus) > versicolor (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Richardson, ), 1848 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indonesia, Lord Howe Island, Moluccas, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 18 Meter 

Size:

up to 29.92" (76 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Leiuranus semicínctus
  Schlangenaal
• 
  Leiuranus versicolor
  Schlangenaal

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-02-10 16:10:27 

Last edit:

2023-02-10 21:12:46 

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