Paraplesiops meleagris Southern Blue Devil

Paraplesiops meleagris is commonly referred to as Southern Blue Devil. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

158 

AphiaID:

282087 

Scientific:

Paraplesiops meleagris 

German:

Blauer Mirakelbarsch, Southern Blue Devil  

English:

Southern Blue Devil 

Category:

Kometki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Plesiopidae (Family) > Paraplesiops (Genus) > meleagris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Peters, ), 1869 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Overhangs, Rock crevices, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

8.66" - 9.84" (22cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

59.18 °F - 69.62 °F (15.1°C - 20.9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Średnio trudny 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Paraplesiops alisonae
  Alisons Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Paraplesiops bleekeri
  Östlicher Blauer Mirakelbarsch, Bleekers Blauer Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Paraplesiops meleagris
  Blauer Mirakelbarsch, Southern Blue Devil
• 
  Paraplesiops poweri
  Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Paraplesiops sinclairi
  Sinclairs Mriakelbarsch, Westlicher Blauer Mirakelbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-25 21:47:13 

Last edit:

2024-02-19 19:37:37 

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