Sufflamen bursa

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Scythe triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa), 2018

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lexID:: 1973
AphiaID:: 219894

Scientific:: Sufflamen bursa
German:: Bumerang-Drückerfisch, Weißbauch-Drückerfisch
English:: Boomerang Triggerfish, Boomerang Trigger-fish, Lei Triggerfish, Reef Triggerfish, Scimitar Triggerfish, Scythe Triggerfish

Category:: Aftrækkerfisk
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Sufflamen (Genus) > bursa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801

Occurrence:: The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Réunion , Tasman Sea, Western Australia, the Society Islands, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Marquesas Islands, Norfolk Island, Vietnam, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Somalia, Mozambique, Tansania, Niue, Amerikansk Samoa, Andamanhavet, Australien, Cook øerne, Fiji, Great barrier reef, Hawaii, Indo Stillehavet, Japan, Juleøerne, Koralhavet, Maldiverne, Ny Kaledonien, Palau, Papua NeuGuinea , Pitcairns øgruppen, Queensland, Samoa, Seychellerne, Syd Afrika, Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu , Øst Afrika
Sea depth:: 3 - 90 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 28°C
Food:: Fish eggs, Sea squirts, Alger, Foder specialist, Foderrejer, invertebrater, Krabber, Muslinge kød, Muslinger, Mysis, Rejer, Skaldyr, Snegle, Søpindsvin, Søstjerner, Würmer
Tank:: ~ 1800 Liter
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-07-23 12:30:43
Last edit:: 2018-10-13 17:13:38

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(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Inhabits clear inner and outer reef habitats from exposed algae reef flats to deep along drop-offs. Occur in seaward reefs below the surge zone. Feed on crabs, bivalves, gastropods, algae, echinoids, tunicates, worms, eggs, and detritus.

Synonymised names:
Balistes bursa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Hemibalistes bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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