Eledone moschata musky octopus

Eledone moschata is commonly referred to as musky octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6026 

AphiaID:

140601 

Scientific:

Eledone moschata 

German:

Moschuskrake 

English:

Musky Octopus 

Category:

Głowonogi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Eledonidae (Family) > Eledone (Genus) > moschata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 7.64" (19.4 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Snails, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Eledone caparti
• 
  Eledone cirrhosa
  Zirrenkrake, Gehörnter Krake
• Eledone gaucha
• Eledone massyae
• 
  Eledone moschata
  Moschuskrake
• Eledone palari
• Eledone schultzei

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-08 19:55:30 

Last edit:

2013-09-08 19:55:30 

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