Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis Tasmanian Clingfish

Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis is commonly referred to as Tasmanian Clingfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12549 

AphiaID:

279752 

Scientific:

Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis 

German:

Tasmanischer Schildbauch 

English:

Tasmanian Clingfish 

Category:

Gobiesocidés 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Aspasmogaster (Genus) > tasmaniensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Günther), 1861 

Occurrence:

Bass Strait, East China Sea, Endemic species, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, South-Africa, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia 

Sea depth:

1,5 - 8 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

11,4 °F - 21,4 °F (11,4°C - 21,4°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Zooplankton 

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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aspasmogaster costata
  Östlicher Schildbauch
• Aspasmogaster occidentalis
• 
  Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis
  Tasmanischer Schildbauch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Aspasmogaster liorhynchus
  Schildbauch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-11-13 19:08:09 

Last edit:

2019-11-14 14:35:22 

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