Pisodonophis cancrivorus

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lexID:: 5094
AphiaID:: 217594

Scientific:: Pisodonophis cancrivorus
German:: Langflossenschlangenaal
English:: Longfin Snake-eel

Category:: Anguille serpente
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Pisodonophis (Genus) > cancrivorus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Richardson, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Tansania, Réunion , Mozambique, Vietnam, India, Atlantico orientale, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cina, Filippine, Giappone, Indonesia, Indopacifico, Madagascar, Maldive, Malesia, Mar delle Andamane, Mar rosso, Mauritius, Papua Nuova Guinea, Polinesia Francese, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sudafrica, Taiwan
Size:: 50 cm - 108 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Food:: Zoobenthos
Tank:: ~ 3000 Liter
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pisodonophis boro
Pisodonophis cancrivorus
Langflossenschlangenaal
Pisodonophis copelandi
Pisodonophis daspilotus
Pisodonophis hijala
Pisodonophis hoeveni
Pisodonophis hypselopterus
Pisodonophis sangjuensis
Pisodonophis semicínctus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-02-05 22:49:22
Last edit:: 2013-02-05 22:49:22

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(Richardson, 1848)

Burried in the sand, feeds on benthic animals.
Found in marine water, freshwater and brackish water.

Synonyms:
Myrophis chrysogaster Macleay, 1881
Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916
Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848
Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848
Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842
Pisodonophis cancricorus (Richardson, 1848)
Pisodonophis cancrivorous (Richardson, 1848)
Pisodonophis chilkensis (Chaudhuri, 1916)
Pisodonphis cancrivorus Richardson, 1848
Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ophichthinae (Subfamily) > Pisodonophis (Genus)

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