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Bascanichthys ceciliae Bascanichthys ceciliae

Bascanichthys ceciliaeis commonly referred to as Bascanichthys ceciliae. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
4758 
AphiaID:
275451 
Scientific:
Bascanichthys ceciliae 
German:
Schlangeaal 
English:
Bascanichthys Ceciliae 
Category:
Snake Eels 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Bascanichthys (Genus) > ceciliae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Blache & Cadenat, 1971 
Occurrence:
Benin, Ghana, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Togo, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Size:
23.62" - 32.48" (60cm - 82.5cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Coralfish of all kind, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Bascanichthys bascanium
  • Bascanichthys bascanoides
  • Bascanichthys cylindricus
  • Bascanichthys deraniyagalai
  • Bascanichthys fijiensis
  • Bascanichthys filaria
  • Bascanichthys inopinatus
  • Bascanichthys kirkii
  • Bascanichthys longipinnis
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-10-21 18:33:49 

Info

Blache & Cadenat, 1971

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.

Biology:
Burrows in sand in shallow water from near shore to the beach, the burrows may be uncovered by low tide.

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

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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