Tylosurus choram Red Sea houndfish

Tylosurus choram is commonly referred to as Red Sea houndfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 500000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3989 

AphiaID:

126379 

Scientific:

Tylosurus choram 

German:

Rotmeer Hornhecht 

English:

Red Sea Houndfish 

Category:

Beloniformes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beloniformes (Order) > Belonidae (Family) > Tylosurus (Genus) > choram (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1837 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Israel, Lebanon, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Indian Ocean 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

27.56" - 47.24" (70cm - 120cm) 

Temperature:

23,3 °F - 29,3 °F (23,3°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

109989.22 gal (~ 500000L)  

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Tylosurus acus
• 
  Tylosurus choram
  Rotmeer Hornhecht
• 
  Tylosurus crocodilus
  Krokodil-Hornhecht
• Tylosurus fodiator
• Tylosurus gavialoides
• Tylosurus pacificus
• Tylosurus punctulatus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Tylosurus imperialis
  Imperial Hornhecht

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-01-05 10:08:57 

Last edit:

2025-11-17 18:23:14 

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