Anchichoerops natalensis Natal wrasse

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lexID:

10839 

AphiaID:

218924 

Scientific:

Anchichoerops natalensis 

German:

Zahnlippfisch 

English:

Natal Wrasse 

Category:

Wrasses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Anchichoerops (Genus) > natalensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gilchrist & Thompson, ), 1909 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, Mozambique, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 60 Meter 

Size:

up to 29.53" (75 cm) 

Temperature:

- 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crustaceans, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Sea urchins, Snails, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Anchichoerops natalensis
  Zahnlippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-06-23 09:47:54 

Last edit:

2017-06-23 16:29:40 

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