Chirodactylus brachydactylus Two-tone Fingerfin

Chirodactylus brachydactylus is commonly referred to as Two-tone Fingerfin. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 6000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10189 

AphiaID:

218871 

Scientific:

Chirodactylus brachydactylus 

German:

Zweifarbiger Fingerflosser 

English:

Two-tone Fingerfin 

Category:

Cheilodactylus 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cheilodactylidae (Family) > Chirodactylus (Genus) > brachydactylus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1830 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, Mozambique, Namibia, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 

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:

0 - 240 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 15.75" (25cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

12,2 °F - 24,5 °F (12,2°C - 24,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Foraminifers, Foraminifers, Shrimps, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

1319.87 gal (~ 6000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chirodactylus brachydactylus
  Zweifarbiger Fingerflosser
• 
  Chirodactylus grandis
  Grosser Fingerflosser
• Chirodactylus jessicalenorum

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Chirodactylus spectabilis
  Fingerflosser
• 
  Chirodactylus variegatus
  Peruanischer Morwong, Peruanischer Fingerflosser

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-21 12:56:55 

Last edit:

2025-01-23 19:28:34 

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