Onigocia oligolepis Large-scale flathead

Onigocia oligolepis is commonly referred to as Large-scale flathead. 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:

8884 

AphiaID:

218142 

Scientific:

Onigocia oligolepis 

German:

Plattkopf, Krokodilfisch 

English:

Large-scale Flathead 

Category:

Krokodillefisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Onigocia (Genus) > oligolepis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Regan, ), 1908 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, South-Africa 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

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:

• Onigocia bimaculata
• Onigocia grandisquama
• Onigocia lacrimalis
• Onigocia macrolepis
• 
  Onigocia oligolepis
  Plattkopf, Krokodilfisch
• Onigocia pedimacula
• Onigocia sibogae
• 
  Onigocia spinosa
  Plattkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-10-25 11:23:42 

Last edit:

2015-10-25 11:23:42 

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