Pinguipes chilensis Chilean sandperch

Pinguipes chilensis is commonly referred to as Chilean sandperch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5137 

AphiaID:

279407 

Scientific:

Pinguipes chilensis 

German:

Sandbarsch 

English:

Chilean Sandperch 

Category:

Perches des sables 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pinguipedidae (Family) > Pinguipes (Genus) > chilensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Valenciennes, 1833 

Occurrence:

Chile, Peru, South America 

Size:

up to 19.69" (50 cm) 

Temperature:

48.2 °F - 80.6 °F (9°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Krill, Predatory, Snails, Worms 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pinguipes brasilianus
  Brasilianischer Sandbarsch
• 
  Pinguipes chilensis
  Sandbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-02-27 21:16:44 

Last edit:

2013-02-27 21:16:44 

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