Cephalopholis leopardus Leopard Cod, Leopard Hind, Redspot Coral Cod, Red-spotted Rockcod, Red-spotted Rock-cod, Leopard Rockcod

Cephalopholis leopardus is commonly referred to as Leopard Cod, Leopard Hind, Redspot Coral Cod, Red-spotted Rockcod, Red-spotted Rock-cod, Leopard Rockcod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 2863
AphiaID:: 218185

Scientific:: Cephalopholis leopardus
German:: Leopard-Zackenbarsch
English:: Leopard Cod, Leopard Hind, Redspot Coral Cod, Red-spotted Rockcod, Red-spotted Rock-cod, Leopard Rockcod

Category:: Percoïdés

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Cephalopholis (Genus) > leopardus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lacepède, ), 1801

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, Central Pazific, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.45" (24 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Coralfish of all kind, Food specialist, Predatory
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Cephalopholis colonus
Zackenbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-07-24 15:27:53
Last edit:: 2009-07-24 15:27:53

Info

(Lacepède, 1801)

Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon pinnacles, channels, and outer reef slopes. Solitary, a secretive species, usually hiding in caves and crevices in the reefs. One of the smallest species of groupers known.

Systematik
Cephalopholis leoparda (Lacepède, 1801)
Epinephelus leopardus (Lacepède, 1801)
Epinephelus urodelops Schultz, 1943
Labrus leopardus Lacepède, 1801
Serranus homfrayi Day, 1871
Serranus leopardus (Lacepède, 1801)
Serranus spilurus Valenciennes, 1833

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Cephalopholis (Genus) > Cephalopholis leopardus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Richard Field, Foto Huvafen fushi, Malediven

Copyright Jim Greenfield, Foto Maldives, Vilamendhoo,

Cephalopholis leopardus - Leopard-Zackenbarsch - Oktober 2006 - Indonesia - North-Sulawesi - P. Talise - Canon DIGITAL IXUS 700

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