Zeugopterus regius Eckström's topknot

Zeugopterus regius is commonly referred to as Eckström's topknot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

4446 

AphiaID:

236488 

Scientific:

Zeugopterus regius 

German:

Südlicher Zwergbutt 

English:

Eckström's Topknot 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family) > Zeugopterus (Genus) > regius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bonnaterre, ), 1788 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Northern Africa, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

4.72" - 7.87" (12cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Zeugopterus punctatus
  Harrbutt
• 
  Zeugopterus regius
  Südlicher Zwergbutt

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Zeugopterus norvegicus
  Zwergbutt

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-07-13 19:02:05 

Last edit:

2012-07-13 19:02:05 

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