Callanthias japonicus Splendid perches

Callanthias japonicus is commonly referred to as Splendid perches. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

8240 

AphiaID:

273153 

Scientific:

Callanthias japonicus 

German:

Callanthias japonicus 

English:

Splendid Perches 

Category:

Fancy Sea Bass (Anthias) 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Callanthiidae (Family) > Callanthias (Genus) > japonicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Franz, 1910 

Occurrence:

China, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

70 - 200 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Living Food 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Callanthias allporti
• Callanthias australis
• 
  Callanthias japonicus
  Callanthias japonicus
• Callanthias legras
• Callanthias parini
• Callanthias platei
• Callanthias ruber
• Callanthias splendens

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-04-11 10:20:58 

Last edit:

2017-03-18 08:04:59 

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