Oxycercichthys veliferus Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback

Oxycercichthys veliferus is commonly referred to as Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5203 

AphiaID:

475068 

Scientific:

Oxycercichthys veliferus 

German:

Spitzschwanz-Zwergbarsch 

English:

Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback 

Category:

Pseudochromidés 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Oxycercichthys (Genus) > veliferus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lubbock, ), 1980 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (Australia) 

Sea depth:

12 - 50 Meter 

Size:

3.54" - 4.72" (9cm - 12cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory 

Tank:

131.99 gal (~ 600L)  

Difficulty:

moyen 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Oxycercichthys veliferus
  Spitzschwanz-Zwergbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-03-25 21:05:47 

Last edit:

2019-12-23 06:50:27 

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