Apterichtus caecus European Finless Eel

Apterichtus caecus is commonly referred to as European Finless Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4679 

AphiaID:

126312 

Scientific:

Apterichtus caecus 

German:

Europäischer Flossenloser Schlangenaal 

English:

European Finless Eel 

Category:

Snake Eels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Apterichtus (Genus) > caecus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, Azores, Balearic Islands, European Coasts, Greece, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Spain, the Canary Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

0 - 85 Meter 

Habitats:

Continental shelf, Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

49,3 cm 

Temperature:

16,1 °F - 21,0 °F (16,1°C - 21,0°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Apterichtus anguiformis
  Schlanker Flossenloser Schlangenaal
• Apterichtus ansp
• Apterichtus australis
• 
  Apterichtus caecus
  Europäischer Flossenloser Schlangenaal
• 
  Apterichtus equatorialis
  Equatorialer Schlangenaal
• Apterichtus flavicaudus
• Apterichtus gracilis
• Apterichtus hatookai
• Apterichtus kendalli
• Apterichtus keramanus
• 
  Apterichtus klazingai
  Schlangenaal
• Apterichtus monodi
• Apterichtus moseri
• Apterichtus orientalis
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-25 19:46:10 

Last edit:

2024-11-27 13:44:26 

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