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Myroconger nigrodentatus Orange Eel, Black-fanged conger-moray, Orange conger-moray

Myroconger nigrodentatusis commonly referred to as Orange Eel, Black-fanged conger-moray, Orange conger-moray. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Chris Grossman, USA

Foto: Kokos Insel, Costa Rica, Ost-Pazifik

in ca. 305 Meter Tiefe mit Hilfe eines Tiefsee-U-Boots (Deep See Submarine) fotografiert
Courtesy of the author Chris Grossman, USA copyright: @Chris Grossman, diver.net. Please visit diver.net for more information.

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lexID:
12607 
AphiaID:
281608 
Scientific:
Myroconger nigrodentatus 
German:
Meeraal 
English:
Orange Eel, Black-fanged Conger-moray, Orange Conger-moray 
Category:
Eel-like 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Myrocongridae (Family) > Myroconger (Genus) > nigrodentatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Castle & Béarez, 1995 
Occurrence:
Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, South America 
Sea depth:
50 - 458 Meter 
Size:
36,6 cm 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 77 °F (8°C - 25°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, 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:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-12-01 15:28:27 

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Very special thanks for his photos to Chris Grossman, diver.net.
Chris has taken the photos at 1.000 feed depth.

External links

  1. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. Two new species of Myroconger (Anguilliformes, Myrocongridae) from the Pacific Ocean (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Kokos Insel, Costa Rica, Ost-Pazifik
Foto: Kokos Insel, Costa Rica, Ost-Pazifik
Foto: Kokos Insel, Costa Rica, Ost-Pazifik

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