Myrichthys paleracio Whitenose snake eel, Peri’s snake eel

Myrichthys paleracio is commonly referred to as Whitenose snake eel, Peri’s 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:

11167 

AphiaID:

712416 

Scientific:

Myrichthys paleracio 

German:

Weißnasen-Schlangenaal 

English:

Whitenose Snake Eel, Peri’s Snake Eel 

Category:

Anguille serpente 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

McCosker & Allen, 2012 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, Philippines 

Sea depth:

25 - 35 Meter 

Size:

up to 19.69" (50 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, No reliable information available, Zoanthids, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-26 15:36:05 

Last edit:

2020-06-04 09:02:05 

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