Scolecenchelys breviceps Short-headed worm eel

Scolecenchelys brevicepsis commonly referred to as Short-headed worm eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Scolecenchelys breviceps

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AphiaID:: 282709

Scientific:: Scolecenchelys breviceps
German:: Schlangenaal
English:: Short-headed Worm Eel

Category:: Snake Eels

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Scolecenchelys (Genus) > breviceps (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1876

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Sulawesi, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia
Sea depth:: 0 - 156 Meter
Size:: up to 23.62" (60 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Living Food
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scolecenchelys acutirostris
Scolecenchelys aoki
Scolecenchelys australis
Scolecenchelys brevicaudata
Scolecenchelys breviceps
Schlangenaal
Scolecenchelys castlei
Scolecenchelys chilensis
Scolecenchelys cookei
Scolecenchelys fuscogularis
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
Scolecenchelys gymnota
Scolecenchelys iredalei
Scolecenchelys laticaudata
Scolecenchelys macroptera
Scolecenchelys nicholsae
Scolecenchelys profundorum
Scolecenchelys puhioilo
Scolecenchelys robusta
Scolecenchelys vermiformis
Scolecenchelys xorae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-13 09:35:14
Last edit:: 2020-01-25 19:23:12

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Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)
Short-headed worm eel

Very spezial tank to Berhard DUPONT for the Picture of Scolecenchelys breviceps.

Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Found inshore, in bays, burrowing, on soft bottoms. Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters.

Synonymised names:
Aotea acus Phillipps, 1926
Muraenichthys breviceps Günther, 1876
Muraenichthys breviceps acus (Phillipps, 1926)
Muraenichthys breviceps halituna Whitley, 1955
Muraenichthys devisi Fowler, 1907
Muraenichthys ogilbyi Fowler, 1907

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Myrophinae (Subfamily) > Scolecenchelys (Genus) > Scolecenchelys breviceps (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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