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Navanax aenigmaticus Riddle Navanax, Mysterious Aglaja

Navanax aenigmaticus is commonly referred to as Riddle Navanax, Mysterious Aglaja. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Navanax aenigmaticus,La Paz, Mexico 2016


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lexID:
7935 
AphiaID:
224593 
Scientific:
Navanax aenigmaticus 
German:
Mysteriöse Navanax, Kopfschildschnecke 
English:
Riddle Navanax, Mysterious Aglaja 
Category:
Headshield slugs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Navanax (Genus) > aenigmaticus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1893 
Occurrence:
Ghana, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru, the Caribbean, USA, West Africa 
Sea depth:
0 - 18 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 2.76" (1cm - 7,5cm) 
Temperature:
26,3 °F - 28,7 °F (26,3°C - 28,7°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-12-28 16:24:43 

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Navanax aenigmaticus (Bergh, 1893)

The body colour can be brown with bright and dark brown patches or red with bright and dark red patsches.On the body are two rows of bright blue spots.

Navanax aenigmaticus feeds on other opisthobranchs. Their favourite prey is Elysia crispata.

Similar to Navanax inermis.

Synonym:
Navarchus aenigmaticus

External links

  1. Flickr Video (en). Abgerufen am 06.11.2024.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 28.12.2023.

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Navanax aenigmaticus,La Paz, Mexico 2016

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