Megalops cyprinoides

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lexID:

9563 

AphiaID:

212253 

Scientific:

Megalops cyprinoides 

German:

Pazifischer Tarpun 

English:

Indo-Pacific Tarpon 

Category:

Poissons Divers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Elopiformes (Order) > Megalopidae (Family) > Megalops (Genus) > cyprinoides (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Broussonet, ), 1782 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Cambodia, Timor, Caroline Island, Djibouti, Sudan, Quatar, Yemen, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Society Islands, Kuwait, Northern Mariana Islands, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Myanmar, Afrique du Sud, Arabie-saudite, Australie, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Chine, Corée, Egypte, Fidji, golfe persique, île de Guam, île Maurice, Inde, Indonésie, Japon, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malaisie, Maldives, Mer d'Adaman, Mer d’Arafura, Mer Rouge, Micronésie, Nouvelle Calédonie, Océan Indien, Oman, Palau, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Polynésie Française, Samoa, Samoa américaines, Seychelles, Somalie, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansanie, Thaïlande, Tonga, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

0 - 50 Meter 

Size:

bis zu 45.5cm 

Temperature:

23°C - 28°C 

Food:

crevettes, crustacés, insectes, Invertébrés, mysis, poissons (petits poissons) 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Megalops atlanticus
  Atlantischer Tarpun
• 
  Megalops cyprinoides
  Pazifischer Tarpun

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-03-25 17:22:56 

Last edit:

2016-03-25 17:22:56 

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