Scuticaria tigrina Tiger reef-eel

Scuticaria tigrina is commonly referred to as Tiger reef-eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Scuticaria tigrina
German:: Tigermuräne, Leopardenmuräne
English:: Tiger Reef-eel

Category:: Moray Eels

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Scuticaria (Genus) > tigrina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lesson, ), 1828

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Central Pazific, Comores, Costa Rica, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Johnston Atoll, Madagascar, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Palau, Panama, Philippines, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Tonga, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 8 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 47.24" (120 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scuticaria bahiensis
Scuticaria hadwenii
Scuticaria irwiniana
Scuticaria itirapinensis
Scuticaria kautskyi
Scuticaria novaesii
Scuticaria okinawae
Scuticaria peruviana
Scuticaria salesiana
Scuticaria steelei
Scuticaria strictifolia
Scuticaria tigrina
Tigermuräne, Leopardenmuräne

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-15 21:44:18
Last edit:: 2013-05-15 21:44:18

Info

(Lesson, 1828)

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs.
Found on sand and between rocks.
Extremely secretive.
Usually only seen at night

Synonyms:
Gymnomuraena tigrina (Lesson, 1828)
Ichthyophis tigrinus Lesson, 1828
Scuticaria tigrinus (Lesson, 1828)
Uropteryginus tigrinus (Lesson, 1828)
Uropterygius tigrinus (Lesson, 1828)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Uropterygiinae (Subfamily) > Scuticaria (Genus) > Scuticaria tigrina (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Johnny Jensen (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Copyright Joe De Vroe, Foto: El Fanadir South, Ägypten, 09 July 2009

Von zsispeo - Flickr: Scuticaria tigrina, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32824718

Copyright Richard & Mary Field, Oman, Fahl Island`, Gulf of Oman

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