Odontoscion dentex Reef croaker

Odontoscion dentex is commonly referred to as Reef croaker. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4750
AphiaID:: 281837

Scientific:: Odontoscion dentex
German:: Riff-Umber
English:: Reef Croaker

Category:: Croaker

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sciaenidae (Family) > Odontoscion (Genus) > dentex (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1830

Occurrence:: Barbados, Suriname, Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, French Guiana, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, South America, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 7.09" - 11.81" (18cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-10-17 14:52:28
Last edit:: 2012-10-17 14:52:28

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(Cuvier, 1830)

Distribution:
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Cuba to Brazil. Absent in the Bahamas.

Biology:
Inhabits caves and crevices or among corals. Solitary or in groups.
Feeds at night mainly on shrimps and small fishes and their larvae.
Secretive and wary.

Synonymised taxa:
Corvina dentex Cuvier, 1830

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