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Scarus falcipinnis Sicklefin parrotfish

Scarus falcipinnis is commonly referred to as Sicklefin parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
10431 
AphiaID:
219096 
Scientific:
Scarus falcipinnis 
German:
Sichelflossen-Papageifisch, Grünbauch-Papageifisch 
English:
Sicklefin Parrotfish 
Category:
Parrotfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > falcipinnis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Playfair, ), 1868 
Occurrence:
Comores, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion , Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar 
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:
6 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Weight:
3 kg 
Temperature:
25,7 °F - 29,2 °F (25,7°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
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:
2024-09-17 08:47:10 

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Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)

Synonymised names
Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868) · unaccepted
Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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