Roa australis Triple-banded Butterflyfish, Tripleband Butterflyfish

Roa australis is commonly referred to as Triple-banded Butterflyfish, Tripleband Butterflyfish. 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:

11142 

AphiaID:

388869 

Scientific:

Roa australis 

German:

Australien-Roa-Falterfisch 

English:

Triple-banded Butterflyfish, Tripleband Butterflyfish 

Category:

Chetonikowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Roa (Genus) > australis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kuiter, 2004 

Occurrence:

Arafura Sea, Australia, Endemic species, Northern Territory (Australia), Western Australia 

Sea depth:

97 - 173 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

16,4 °F - 26,5 °F (16,4°C - 26,5°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

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:

• 
  Roa australis
  Australien-Roa-Falterfisch
• 
  Roa excelsa
  Hawaii-Roa-Falterfisch
• 
  Roa jayakari
  Rotmeer-Roa-Falterfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Roa haraguchiae
  Falterfisch
• 
  Roa modesta
  Japan-Roa-Falterfisch
• 
  Roa rumsfeldi
  Rumsfeld´s Falterfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-19 11:51:56 

Last edit:

2020-04-19 21:27:00 

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