Melichthys indicus Indian triggerfish

Melichthys indicus is commonly referred to as Indian triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

513 

AphiaID:

219882 

Scientific:

Melichthys indicus 

German:

Indischer Drückerfisch 

English:

Indian Triggerfish 

Category:

Rogatnice 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Melichthys (Genus) > indicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Randall & Klausewitz, 1973 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Java, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Size:

9.06" - 9.84" (23cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Melichthys indicus
  Indischer Drückerfisch
• 
  Melichthys niger
  Schwarzer Weißbindendrücker
• 
  Melichthys vidua
  Rotschwanz-Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-09 10:46:16 

Last edit:

2020-03-28 17:38:31 

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