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Microlepidotus lethopristis Scalyfin grunt

Microlepidotus lethopristis is commonly referred to as Scalyfin grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto: Galápagos Inseln


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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lexID:
8677 
AphiaID:
1605278 
Scientific:
Microlepidotus lethopristis 
German:
Grunzer 
English:
Scalyfin Grunt 
Category:
Grunts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Microlepidotus (Genus) > lethopristis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Jordan & Fesler, ), 1889 
Occurrence:
Clipperton Island, Galapagos Islands 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
9.45" - 14.96" (24cm - 38cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-04 19:52:39 

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Microlepidotus lethopristis Jordan & Fesler, 1889

Very special thanks for the first photo of Orthopristis lethopristis to the famous Australien ichthyologist Dr. Gerry R. Allen.
Dr. Allen has taken his photo around the Galápagos Islands.

Scalyfin grunt is endemic to the Eastern Pacific and is only known from the Galápagos Islands.

The demersal species is found on soft substrates, possibly to depths of 30 meters, best left in the wild.

Synonymised names
Orthopristis lethopristis Jordan & Fesler, 1889 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Discover Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). 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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Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto: Galápagos Inseln
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