Goniistius vittatus Hawaiian morwong

Goniistius vittatus is commonly referred to as Hawaiian morwong. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6922 

AphiaID:

280921 

Scientific:

Goniistius vittatus 

German:

Fingerflosser 

English:

Hawaiian Morwong 

Category:

Cheilodactylus 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Centrarchiformes (Order) > Cheilodactylidae (Family) > Goniistius (Genus) > vittatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Garrett, ), 1864 

Occurrence:

Australia, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Hawaii, Lord Howe Island, Midway Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tasman Sea, the Kermadec Islands 

Sea depth:

1 - 66 Meter 

Size:

up to 16.14" (41 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Foraminifers, Invertebrates, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

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in this lexicon:

• 
  Goniistius francisi
  Fingerflosser
• 
  Goniistius gibbosus
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• 
  Goniistius plessisi
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• 
  Goniistius quadricornis
  Fingerflosser
• 
  Goniistius rubrolabiatus
  Rotlippen-Fingerflosser
• 
  Goniistius vestitus
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• 
  Goniistius vittatus
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• 
  Goniistius zebra
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• 
  Goniistius zonatus
  Fingerflosser

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-28 13:50:00 

Last edit:

2024-05-04 12:43:58 

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