Spicara axillare Windtoy

Spicara axillare is commonly referred to as Windtoy. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17295 

AphiaID:

1577358 

Scientific:

Spicara axillare 

German:

Windspiel 

English:

Windtoy 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Sparidae (Family) > Spicara (Genus) > axillare (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Boulenger, ), 1900 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), South-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:

20 - 160 Meter 

Habitats:

Inshore, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 14.96" (38 cm) 

Temperature:

13,3 °F - 19,9 °F (13,3°C - 19,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Spicara alta
• Spicara australis
• Spicara axillaris
• 
  Spicara maena
  Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch
• Spicara martinicus
• 
  Spicara melanurus
  Schwarzfleck-Schnauzenbrasse
• Spicara nigricauda
• 
  Spicara smaris
  Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Spicara axillare
  Windspiel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-08 17:47:04 

Last edit:

2025-03-08 17:47:04 

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