Nautilus stenomphalus White-patch nautilus

Nautilus stenomphalus is commonly referred to as White-patch nautilus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 11854
AphiaID:: 342238

Scientific:: Nautilus stenomphalus
German:: Perlboot
English:: White-patch Nautilus

Category:: Głowonogi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Nautilida (Order) > Nautilidae (Family) > Nautilus (Genus) > stenomphalus (Species)
Initial determination:: G. B. Sowerby II, 1849

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (Australia)
Sea depth:: 300 - 400 Meter
Size:: up to 6.69" (17 cm)
Temperature:: 53.6 °F - 60.8 °F (12°C - 16°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Krill, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-12-22 15:34:31
Last edit:: 2019-09-09 23:01:20

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Very special thanks to Dr. Patrizia Jereb for the first photo of Nautilus stenomphalus form FAO - Electronic Publishing Policy and Support Branch, Communication Division.

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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