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Salarias sexfilum Spalding's Blenny

Salarias sexfilum is commonly referred to as Spalding's Blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. Michael P. Hammer, Australien

Foto: Darwin Habour, Northern Territory, Australien


Courtesy of the author Dr. Michael P. Hammer, Australien

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lexID:
11433 
AphiaID:
278378 
Scientific:
Salarias sexfilum 
German:
Spaldings Schleimfisch 
English:
Spalding's Blenny 
Category:
Blennies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salarias (Genus) > sexfilum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Günther, 1861 
Occurrence:
Arafura Sea, Bali, Flores, Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lombok, Malaysia, Queensland (Australia), Savu Sea, Timor 
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:
1 - 10 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 82.4 °F (0°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
2024-10-07 20:52:17 

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Salarias sexfilum Günther, 1861

Very special thanks for the first photo of Salarias sexfilum to Dr. Michael P. Hammer, Australia.
Dr. Hammer has taken his photo at Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory .

Spalding's Blenny is known from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) and from northern Australia, where the blenny lives in shallow reef flats and tidepools.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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