Pseudobalistes naufragium Stone triggerfish, Bumphead

Pseudobalistes naufragium is commonly referred to as Stone triggerfish, Bumphead. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5284 

AphiaID:

279161 

Scientific:

Pseudobalistes naufragium 

German:

Stein-Drückerfisch 

English:

Stone Triggerfish, Bumphead 

Category:

Rogatnice 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Pseudobalistes (Genus) > naufragium (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan & Starks, ), 1895 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, California, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru 

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 - 36 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

21.65" - 39.37" (55cm - 100cm) 

Temperature:

20,8 °F - 26,9 °F (20,8°C - 26,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
  Gelbsaum-Drückerfisch
• 
  Pseudobalistes fuscus
  Blaustreifen Drückerfisch
• 
  Pseudobalistes naufragium
  Stein-Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-18 19:53:59 

Last edit:

2024-12-20 14:51:46 

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