Apletodon incognitus Apletodon incognitus

Apletodon incognitus is commonly referred to as Apletodon incognitus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

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Scientific:: Apletodon incognitus
German:: Brauner Schildbauch, Seeigel-Schildfisch
English:: Apletodon Incognitus

Category:: Gobiesocidés

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Apletodon (Genus) > incognitus (Species)
Initial determination:: Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Balearic Islands, Madeira, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 1.06" (2.7 cm)
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 71.6 °F (13°C - 22°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Food specialist, Invertebrates, Parasitic, Snails, Zooplankton
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-20 21:11:38
Last edit:: 2012-08-20 21:11:38

Info

Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997

Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: Rovinj and Premantura (Istria, northern Adriatic Sea), around Elba (Italy), Ibiza (Baleares), Banyuls-sur-Mer (southern France). Northeast Atlantic: Azores.

Biology
Juveniles about 1-2 cm SL are often observed in association with sea urchins and in beds of Posidonia oceanica. Adults found hidden under stones covered with red calcareous algae and empty shells of mussels near Posidonia and Cymodocea nodosa beds. Among Posidonia, the species is often sympatric with Opeatogenys gracilis.

Systematik:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Gobiesocinae (Subfamily) > Apletodon (Genus)

External links

FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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