Arestorides argus Eyed Cowry

Arestorides argus is commonly referred to as Eyed Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7600 

AphiaID:

527787 

Scientific:

Arestorides argus 

German:

Augen Kauri 

English:

Eyed Cowry 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Arestorides (Genus) > argus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Tansania, the Seychelles 

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:

5 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef slopes, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), omnivore, Sponges 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

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:

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  Arestorides argus
  Augen Kauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-10-08 12:28:10 

Last edit:

2024-10-03 13:21:52 

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