Ceratosoma brevicaudatum Short-tailed Nudibranch, Short Tail Nudibranch, Shorttail Nudibranch

Ceratosoma brevicaudatum is commonly referred to as Short-tailed Nudibranch, Short Tail Nudibranch, Shorttail Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10342 

AphiaID:

533901 

Scientific:

Ceratosoma brevicaudatum 

German:

Kurzschwanz-Prachtsternschnecke 

English:

Short-tailed Nudibranch, Short Tail Nudibranch, Shorttail Nudibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Ceratosoma (Genus) > brevicaudatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

Abraham, 1876 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indian Ocean, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 120 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 

Size:

1.97" - 5.91" (5,5cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

14,6 °F - 20,6 °F (14,6°C - 20,6°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Sponges 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ceratosoma amoenum
  Clown Prachtsternschnecke, Sweet Ceratosoma
• Ceratosoma bicolor
• 
  Ceratosoma brevicaudatum
  Kurzschwanz-Prachtsternschnecke
• 
  Ceratosoma gracillimum
  Schmale Ceratosoma, Prachtsternschnecke
• 
  Ceratosoma ingozi
  Tintenflecken-Prachtsternschnecke
• 
  Ceratosoma palliolatum
  Prachtsternschnecke
• Ceratosoma polyomma
• Ceratosoma pustulosum
• 
  Ceratosoma tenue
  Lila-Rand-Prachtsternschnecke, Känguru-Schnecke
• 
  Ceratosoma trilobatum
  Prachtsternschnecke

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ceratosoma sp.01
  Prachtsternschneck

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-01-18 19:55:49 

Last edit:

2024-01-01 13:28:22 

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