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Prognathodes carlhubbsi Southern scythe butterflyfish, Southern scythe-marked butterflyfish

Prognathodes carlhubbsi is commonly referred to as Southern scythe butterflyfish, Southern scythe-marked butterflyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Roger Steene, Australien

Prognathodes carlhubbsi (c) by Roger Steene


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lexID:
11000 
AphiaID:
273372 
Scientific:
Prognathodes carlhubbsi 
German:
Südlicher Sichelfleck-Falterfisch 
English:
Southern Scythe Butterflyfish, Southern Scythe-marked Butterflyfish 
Category:
Poissons-Papillons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Prognathodes (Genus) > carlhubbsi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Nalbant, 1995 
Occurrence:
Galapagos Islands, Malpelo Island, Peru, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands 
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:
12 - 270 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
12,1 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Zooplankton 
Tank:
153.98 gal (~ 700L)  
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:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-22 19:38:43 

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Prognathodes carlhubbsi Nalbant, 1995

Prognathodes carlhubbsi, the southern scythemarked butterflyfish or southern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical easter Pacific, where found at depths of 12–270 metres (39–886 ft) at the Galápagos Islands, Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and off northwestern Peru.

Form pairs during breeding.

Habitat: rocky reefs.

Similar species: Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Prognathodes carlhubbsi: will the real scythe butterflyfish please swim up? (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Wikipedia DE (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Prognathodes carlhubbsi (c) by Roger Steene
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Prognathodes carlhubbsi, Isabela, EC-GA, EC 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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