Brachysomophis cirrocheilos Stargazer snake Eel

Brachysomophis cirrocheilosis commonly referred to as Stargazer snake Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

12272 

AphiaID:

279125 

Scientific:

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos 

German:

Sternengucker-Schlangenaal 

English:

Stargazer Snake Eel 

Category:

Snake Eels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Brachysomophis (Genus) > cirrocheilos (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Africa, Australia, China, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Moluccas, Pakistan, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 100 Meter 

Size:

15,9 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Sepia 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Brachysomophis atlanticus
  Sterngucker-Schlangenaal
• 
  Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
  Sternengucker-Schlangenaal
• 
  Brachysomophis crocodilinus
  Krokodil-Schlangenaal
• 
  Brachysomophis henshawi
  Krokodil-Schlangenaal
• Brachysomophis longipinnis
• Brachysomophis porphyreus
• Brachysomophis umbonis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-07-28 13:23:47 

Last edit:

2021-01-28 23:30:40 

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