Antennablennius bifilum

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Antennablennius bifilum (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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Scientific:: Antennablennius bifilum
German:: Schleimfisch
English:: Horned Rockskipper

Category:: Blennies
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Antennablennius (Genus) > bifilum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1861

Occurrence:: Afrique du Sud, golfe persique, Ouest de l'Océan Indien
Size:: bis zu 7.5cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 26°C
Food:: Frozen food (small sorts), artémias, mysis
Tank:: ~ 350 Liter
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Antennablennius adenensis
Antennablennius australis
Antennablennius bifilum
Schleimfisch
Antennablennius ceylonensis
Antennablennius hypenetes
Antennablennius sexfasciatus
Antennablennius simonyi
Antennablennius variopunctatus
Antennablennius velifer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-03-21 08:31:17
Last edit:: 2014-03-21 08:31:17

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Antennablennius bifilum (Günther, 1861)
Horned rockskipper

Antennablennius bifilum, the horned rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean

Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters

Classification /
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) >
Salariinae

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