Hapalochlaena nierstraszi Blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena nierstraszi is commonly referred to as Blue-ringed octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:

11635 

AphiaID:

342335 

Scientific:

Hapalochlaena nierstraszi 

German:

Blauring-Krake 

English:

Blue-ringed Octopus 

Category:

Cefalopodi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Octopodidae (Family) > Hapalochlaena (Genus) > nierstraszi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Adam, ), 1938 

Occurrence:

Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Singapore 

Sea depth:

20 - 30 Meter 

Size:

3.15" - 6.3" (8,2cm - 16,5cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 28,5 °F (23°C - 28,5°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Non adatto agli acquari! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Hapalochlaena fasciata
  Blaugestreifter Krake
• 
  Hapalochlaena lunulata
  Großer Blauringkrake
• 
  Hapalochlaena maculosa
  Blauringkrake
• 
  Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
  Blauring-Krake

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-07-27 20:39:20 

Last edit:

2018-12-22 07:40:09 

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Hapalochlaena nierstraszi is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Hapalochlaena nierstraszi, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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