Papilloculiceps longiceps Tentacled Flathead, Indian Ocean Crocodilefish

Papilloculiceps longiceps is commonly referred to as Tentacled Flathead, Indian Ocean Crocodilefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3576 

AphiaID:

218145 

Scientific:

Papilloculiceps longiceps 

German:

Krokodilfisch 

English:

Tentacled Flathead, Indian Ocean Crocodilefish 

Category:

Crocodilfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Papilloculiceps (Genus) > longiceps (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Invasive Species, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

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:

1 - 15 Meter 

Size:

19.69" - 27.56" (50cm - 70cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps, Worms, Zoanthids, 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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Papilloculiceps longiceps
  Krokodilfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-03-12 12:16:37 

Last edit:

2023-10-24 18:41:45 

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