Ophichthus altipennis Black-finned Snake Eel, Highfin Snake Eel

Ophichthus altipennis is commonly referred to as Black-finned Snake Eel, Highfin Snake Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2799 

AphiaID:

271937 

Scientific:

Ophichthus altipennis 

German:

Sand-Schlangenaal 

English:

Black-finned Snake Eel, Highfin Snake Eel 

Category:

Näsålar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Ophichthidae (Family) > Ophichthus (Genus) > altipennis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Kaup), 1856 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Ambon, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Comores, Corea, French Polynesia, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Moluccas, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor Sea, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 47.24" (120 cm) 

Temperature:

24,1 °F - 29,2 °F (24,1°C - 29,2°C) 

Food:

Amphibious, Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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Catalog of Life:

• Ophichthus alleni
• 
  Ophichthus altipennis
  Sand-Schlangenaal
• Ophichthus aniptocheilos
• Ophichthus apachus
• Ophichthus aphotistos
• Ophichthus apicalis
• Ophichthus arneutes
• Ophichthus asakusae
• 
  Ophichthus bonaparti
  Bonapart Schlangenaal
• Ophichthus brachynotopterus
• Ophichthus brasiliensis
• Ophichthus brevicaudatus
• Ophichthus brevirostris
• Ophichthus celebicus
• 
  Ophichthus cephalozona
  Schlangenaal
• Ophichthus congroides
• Ophichthus cruentifer
• Ophichthus cylindroideus
• Ophichthus echeloides
• Ophichthus erabo
• Ophichthus exourus
• Ophichthus fasciatus
• Ophichthus fowleri
• Ophichthus frontalis
• Ophichthus genie
• Ophichthus gomesii
• Ophichthus grandoculis
• Ophichthus hirritus
• Ophichthus humanni
• Ophichthus hyposagmatus
• Ophichthus ishiyamorum
• Ophichthus kunaloa
• Ophichthus lentiginosus
• Ophichthus leonensis
• Ophichthus limkouensis
• Ophichthus lithinus
• Ophichthus longipenis
• Ophichthus macrochir
• Ophichthus macrops
• Ophichthus maculatus
• Ophichthus manilensis
• Ophichthus marginatus
• Ophichthus mecopterus
• Ophichthus megalops
• Ophichthus melanoporus
• Ophichthus melope
• Ophichthus menezesi
• Ophichthus microstictus
• Ophichthus mystacinus
• Ophichthus omorgmus
• 
  Ophichthus ophis
  Gefleckter Karibik-Schlangenaal
• 
  Ophichthus polyophthalmus
  Schlangenaal
• Ophichthus pullus
• Ophichthus puncticeps
• Ophichthus remiger
• Ophichthus retrodorsalis
• Ophichthus rex
• Ophichthus roseus
• Ophichthus rotundus
• Ophichthus rufus
• Ophichthus rugifer
• Ophichthus rutidoderma
• Ophichthus serpentinus
• Ophichthus singapurensis
• Ophichthus spinicauda
• Ophichthus stenopterus
• Ophichthus tchangi
• Ophichthus tetratrema
• Ophichthus tomioi
• Ophichthus triserialis
• Ophichthus tsuchidae
• Ophichthus unicolor
• Ophichthus urolophus
• Ophichthus woosuitingi
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-04-19 13:39:11 

Last edit:

2025-08-16 19:51:00 

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