Aplodactylus arctidens Marblefish

Aplodactylus arctidens is commonly referred to as Marblefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith, Reef Life Survey, Australien

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AphiaID:: 279656

Scientific:: Aplodactylus arctidens
German:: Marmorfisch
English:: Marblefish

Category:: Marblefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Aplodactylidae (Family) > Aplodactylus (Genus) > arctidens (Species)
Initial determination:: Richardson, 1839

Occurrence:: Australia, Bass Strait, New Zealand, South Australia, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 0 - .40 Meter
Size:: up to 25.59" (65 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Invertebrates
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-02-01 13:45:36
Last edit:: 2019-09-08 16:15:12

Info

Richardson, 1839

Inhabits weedy reef slopes and feeds mainly on red algae and the small invertebrates living amongst it.

Depth: 20 - 40 meters.

Best left in the wild:

Known species:
Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839.
Aplodactylus etheridgii (Ogilby, 1889).
Aplodactylus lophodon (Günther, 1859).
Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832.
Aplodactylus westralis Russell, 1987

Synonym:
Dactylosargus arctidens (Richardson, 1839)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Aplodactylidae (Family) > Aplodactylus (Genus) > Aplodactylus arctidens (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan, Foto: Milford Sound, Neuseeland

Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC By Attribution

Source: David Muirhead / Marine Life Society of South Australia. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

David C. Cook, Wonga Beach, Australia, Foto Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australien

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