Siphamia brevilux Shortlight siphonfish

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

Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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lexID:: 8812
AphiaID:: 712701

Scientific:: Siphamia brevilux
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Shortlight Siphonfish

Category:: Kardinalfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Siphamia (Genus) > brevilux (Species)
Initial determination:: Gon & Allen, 2012

Occurrence:: Papua New Guinea
Size:: up to 0.87" (2.2 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Zooplankton
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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-10-04 10:14:46
Last edit:: 2015-10-04 10:14:46

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Gon & Allen, 2012

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Siphamia (Genus) > Siphamia brevilux (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto aus Papua-Neuguinea

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