Iniistius melanopus

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lexID:: 7717
AphiaID:: 712763

Scientific:: Iniistius melanopus
German:: Lippfisch
English:: Yellowpatch Razorfish

Category:: Labres
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Iniistius (Genus) > melanopus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1857

Occurrence:: Papua, Jordan, Moluccas, Mayotte, Northern Mariana Islands, Chine, Comores, île de Guam, indo pacifique, Indonésie, Japon, Malaisie, Micronésie, Pacifique Ouest, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan
Sea depth:: 1 - 64 Meter
Size:: bis zu 26cm
Temperature:: 23°C - 26°C
Food:: Frozen food (small sorts), omnivore, aliment granulé, chair de moules, Comprimés alimentaires, crabes, crustacés, nourriture congelée (grande taille), nourriture vivante, tourteaux
Tank:: ~ 2500 Liter
Difficulty:: Pas pour l'aquarium!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-11-20 15:50:45
Last edit:: 2018-12-14 10:25:15

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Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)
Yellowpatch razorfish

Occurs on upper part of sand and mud banks, usually on reef flat areas, just before sloping down in depths from 7 m down to about 15 m.

Dives into sand to sleep safely at night or to hide when alarmed

Synonymised names:
Hemipteronotus melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)
Novacula melanopus Bleeker, 1857
Xyrichtys melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)

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Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cheilininae (Subfamily) > Iniistius (Genus)

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