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Meuschenia hippocrepis Horse-shoe leatherjacket

Meuschenia hippocrepis is commonly referred to as Horse-shoe leatherjacket. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Meuschenia hippocrepis 2023


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lexID:
7966 
AphiaID:
277613 
Scientific:
Meuschenia hippocrepis 
German:
Hufeisen-Feilenfisch 
English:
Horse-shoe Leatherjacket 
Category:
Filfisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Meuschenia (Genus) > hippocrepis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1824 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bass Strait, Eastern Indian Ocean, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 
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 - 120 Meter 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
11,8 °F - 22,8 °F (11,8°C - 22,8°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Food specialist, Invertebrates, Sea weed, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-04-26 21:04:56 

Info

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Meuschenia hippocrepis is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around the coastline of southern Western Australia to Victoria and Tasmania, and around the Houtman-Abrolhos-Archipel in wetsern Australia.

Meuschenia hippocrepis is typically found in large schools on offshore coastal reefs and deep, rocky estuary reefs in areas of kelp.
Juveniles use jetties and piers for shelter.
This species is found to a depth of 120 m.

Meuschenia hippocrepis also appears to be a relatively generalist feeder, it primarily targets sponge and algal species.

Synonyms:
Balistes hippocrepis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Monacanthus hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Meuschenia (Genus) > Meuschenia hippocrepis (Species)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Royal Society of South Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Source: Mark Norman / Museum Victoria, Foto Shack Bay, Cape Patterson, Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria, License: CC by Attribution
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Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, Foto Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, License: CC BY Attribution,
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Copyright David C. Cook, Wonga Beach, Australia
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