Amphistichus rhodoterus Redtail surfperch

Amphistichus rhodoterus is commonly referred to as Redtail surfperch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8139 

AphiaID:

279596 

Scientific:

Amphistichus rhodoterus 

German:

Brandungsbarsch 

English:

Redtail Surfperch 

Category:

Surfperches 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Embiotocidae (Family) > Amphistichus (Genus) > rhodoterus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Agassiz, ), 1854 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA, West Coast USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 7 Meter 

Size:

up to 16.14" (41 cm) 

Weight:

2.1 kg 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 68 °F (14°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Amphistichus argenteus
  Brandungsbarsch
• Amphistichus koelzi
• 
  Amphistichus rhodoterus
  Brandungsbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-03-15 13:30:27 

Last edit:

2020-03-25 21:42:58 

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