Ahlia egmontis Key worm eel

Ahlia egmontis is commonly referred to as Key worm eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4636 

AphiaID:

158595 

Scientific:

Ahlia egmontis 

German:

Schlangenaal 

English:

Key Worm Eel 

Category:

Snake Eels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ahlia (Genus) > egmontis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 14.96" (38 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ahlia egmontis
  Schlangenaal

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-15 13:18:07 

Last edit:

2012-09-15 13:18:07 

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