Chaetodon andamanensis Poisson papillon de la mer d'Adaman

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AphiaID:: 273323

Scientific:: Chaetodon andamanensis
German:: Andaman-Falterfisch
English:: Chaetodon Andamanensis

Category:: Poissons-Papillons
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > andamanensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Kuiter & Debelius, 1999

Occurrence:: Myanmar, Inde, Indonésie, Maldives, Mer d'Adaman, Océan Indien, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thaïlande
Sea depth:: 10 - 40 Meter
Size:: bis zu 15cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: polypes coralliens, spécialiste de la nourriture
Tank:: ~ 800 Liter
Difficulty:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Chaetodon sp.
Falterfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-05-01 14:38:51
Last edit:: 2005-05-15 17:41:33

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Semble être un bon mangeur de polypes coralliens. Confondu à l'époque avec C. plebeius. Celui ci est reconnaissable à sa coloration étincelante jaune et la tache noire située sur le pédoncule caudale.

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Hiroyuki Tanaka am 31.05.05#1

Indian Ocean, Maldives to Andaman Sea; 15 cm; uncommon Close to C.plebeius, and lacks the blue spot on side; juveniles similar to that of C.semeion, but have a white edge anteriorly to the black spot; hard to keep; polyp feeder

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