Aeoliscus punctulatus Speckled shrimpfish

Aeoliscus punctulatus is commonly referred to as Speckled shrimpfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

1558 

AphiaID:

217967 

Scientific:

Aeoliscus punctulatus 

German:

Schnepfenmesserfisch 

English:

Speckled Shrimpfish 

Category:

Snipefish varieties 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Centriscidae (Family) > Aeoliscus (Genus) > punctulatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bianconi, ), 1854 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Kenya, Red Sea, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Living Food, Zooplankton 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aeoliscus punctulatus
  Schnepfenmesserfisch
• 
  Aeoliscus strigatus
  Rasiermesserfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-07-21 19:59:51 

Last edit:

2006-05-19 20:28:15 

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