Oxycheilinus orientalis

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lexID:: 4131
AphiaID:: 278000

Scientific:: Oxycheilinus orientalis
German:: Schwarzfleck-Prachtlippfisch o. Orientalischer Prachtlippfisch
English:: Oriental Maori Wrasse, Oriental Wrasse, Slender Maori Wrasse

Category:: Labres
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Oxycheilinus (Genus) > orientalis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Lombok, Eritrea, Timor, Komodo (Komodo Island), Tuvalu, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Wake Atoll, Line Islands, Papua, Djibouti, Kiribati, Northern Mariana Islands, Arabie-saudite, Australie, Bali, Chine, Egypte, Fidji, Flores, île de Guam, Îles Banggai, îles Marschall, îles Ryuku, îles Salomon, indo pacifique, Indonésie, Japon, Java, Maldives, Micronésie, Nauru, Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouvelle Guinée, Pacifique Ouest, Palau, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Samoa, Samoa américaines, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansanie, Togian, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 10 - 80 Meter
Size:: bis zu 20cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: chair de moules, crevettes, crevettes servant de nourriture, crustacés, Invertébrés, poissons (petits poissons)
Tank:: ~ 1500 Liter
Difficulty:: pas pour les débutants
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:

Oxycheilinus samurai
Samurai Prachtlippfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-10 18:13:37
Last edit:: 2017-05-28 16:29:51

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(Günther, 1862)

Fishbase:
"Found in coastal to outer reef habitats; juveniles often in crinoids or soft corals at moderate depths.
Probably occurring deeper than normal diving depths.
Occurs among dense cover of coral rubble or algae .
Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans. K
nown in outer reef lagoons to deep slopes with other invertebrates.
Females swim in small groups."

Synonyms:
Cheilinus orientalis Günther, 1862
Cheilinus rhodochrous Günther, 1867
Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Günther, 1867)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Oxycheilinus (Genus) > Oxycheilinus orientalis (Species)

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