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Choerodon cephalotes Grass tuskfish, Purple tuskfish, Tuskfish

Choerodon cephalotes is commonly referred to as Grass tuskfish, Purple tuskfish, Tuskfish. 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:
10646 
AphiaID:
277266 
Scientific:
Choerodon cephalotes 
German:
Purpur-Zahnlippfisch 
English:
Grass Tuskfish, Purple Tuskfish, Tuskfish 
Category:
Wargaczowate 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Choerodon (Genus) > cephalotes (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Castelnau, ), 1875 
Occurrence:
Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Java, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Western Australia 
Sea depth:
9 - 130 Meter 
Size:
up to 14.96" (38 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Sea urchins, Snails, Zoobenthos 
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:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-05-28 20:58:41 

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(Castelnau, 1875)

Synonyms:
Chaerops cephalotes Castelnau, 1875
Chaerops hodgkinsonii Saville-Kent, 1893
Chaerops macleayi Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887
Chaerops perpulcher De Vis, 1885

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Choerodon (Genus) > Choerodon cephalotes (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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