Amphistichus argenteus Barred surfperch

Amphistichus argenteus is commonly referred to as Barred surfperch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9163 

AphiaID:

279594 

Scientific:

Amphistichus argenteus 

German:

Brandungsbarsch 

English:

Barred Surfperch 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Embiotocidae (Family) > Amphistichus (Genus) > argenteus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Agassiz, 1854 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific) 

Sea depth:

- 73 Meter 

Size:

23.62" - 16.93" (60cm - 43cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Aquatic plant, Clams, Crabs, Invertebrates, Schrimps, Sepia 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Amphistichus argenteus
  Brandungsbarsch
• Amphistichus koelzi
• 
  Amphistichus rhodoterus
  Brandungsbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-01-14 11:24:45 

Last edit:

2020-03-23 22:42:21 

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