Parapristipoma octolineatum African Striped Grunt

Parapristipoma octolineatum is commonly referred to as African Striped Grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4709 

AphiaID:

126945 

Scientific:

Parapristipoma octolineatum 

German:

Afrikanischer Streifengrunzer, Achtstreifengrunzer 

English:

African Striped Grunt 

Category:

Luszczowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Parapristipoma (Genus) > octolineatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1833 

Occurrence:

Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

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:

1 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 19.69" (25cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

17,2 °F - 26,6 °F (17,2°C - 26,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Predatory, Snails 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Parapristipoma humile
  Guinea-Grunzer
• Parapristipoma macrops
• 
  Parapristipoma octolineatum
  Afrikanischer Streifengrunzer, Achtstreifengrunzer
• 
  Parapristipoma trilineatum
  Süßlippe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-10-10 12:01:39 

Last edit:

2024-11-23 13:25:23 

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