Myrichthys pardalis Leopard eel

Myrichthys pardalis is commonly referred to as Leopard eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4689 

AphiaID:

275488 

Scientific:

Myrichthys pardalis 

German:

Schlangenaal 

English:

Leopard Eel 

Category:

Ål 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, East-Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Ivory Coast, Togo, West Africa 

Size:

up to 25.51" (64.8 cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 82.4 °F (18°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-30 16:27:12 

Last edit:

2012-09-30 16:27:12 

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