Cymbacephalus beauforti Crocodile Fish

Cymbacephalus beauforti is commonly referred to as Crocodile Fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!. A aquarium size of at least 20000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2842 

AphiaID:

280462 

Scientific:

Cymbacephalus beauforti 

German:

Braunkopf-Krokodilfisch 

English:

Crocodile Fish 

Category:

Płaskogłowowate  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Cymbacephalus (Genus) > beauforti (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Knapp, ), 1973 

Occurrence:

Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Madagascar, Malaysia, Maumere, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Togean Islands 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 12 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Mangrove Zones, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

13.78" - 19.69" (35cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

27,8 °F - 29,3 °F (27,8°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coralfish of all kind, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Food specialist, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps, Worms 

Tank:

4399.57 gal (~ 20000L)  

Difficulty:

Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cymbacephalus beauforti
  Braunkopf-Krokodilfisch
• Cymbacephalus bosschei
• 
  Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus
  Krokodilfisch
• 
  Cymbacephalus staigeri
  Gefleckter Krokodilfisch, Gefleckter Plattkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-07-10 15:14:59 

Last edit:

2026-06-23 13:16:16 

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