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Phycodurus eques Glauert's Sea-dragon, Leafy Sea-dragon

Phycodurus eques is commonly referred to as Glauert's Sea-dragon, Leafy Sea-dragon . Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phycodurus eques 2023


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lexID:
430 
AphiaID:
282248 
Scientific:
Phycodurus eques 
German:
Australischer Fetzenfisch 
English:
Glauert's Sea-dragon, Leafy Sea-dragon  
Category:
Sea Dragons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Phycodurus (Genus) > eques (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Günther, ), 1865 
Occurrence:
Australia, South Australia, Western Australia 
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:
4 - 30 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 13.78" (30cm - 35cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 68 °F (15°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Food specialist 
Tank:
439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-08-12 10:20:18 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Phycodurus eques are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Phycodurus eques, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Phycodurus eques, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Günther, 1865)

Synonyms:
Phycodorus eques (Günther, 1865)
Phyllopteryx eques Günther, 1865

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phycodurus eques 2023
Phycodurus eques
Fetzenfeilenfisch im Oceanario Lissabon

Husbandry know-how of owners

JJFish
@JJFish

am 11.09.08#2
Die Temperatur ist falsch. Sie kommen in den kühleren Gewässern Südaustraliens vor, also 16- max 21 Grad.
Ansonsten: wegen Handelsbeschränkungen kaum importiert undgroße Schauaquarien bekommen i.d.R. nur ein Geschlecht :-)
Eric
@Eric

am 23.06.05#1
Ich habe mich im Zoo Basel mit den dort gehaltenen Tieren beschäftigt und muss sagen, es sind Phantastische aber extrem empfintliche Tiere. Zudem stehen sie, wie Torsten oben schon erwähnte, unter Naturschutz und sollten desshalb in ihrem nathürlichen Habitat gelassen werden.
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