Chelmonops curiosus Western Talma, Square-back Butterflyfish, Square-back Coralfish, Talma, Truncate Butterflyfish, Truncate Coralfish

Chelmonops curiosus is commonly referred to as Western Talma, Square-back Butterflyfish, Square-back Coralfish, Talma, Truncate Butterflyfish, Truncate Coralfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9969 

AphiaID:

280141 

Scientific:

Chelmonops curiosus 

German:

Südaustralischer Pinzettfisch 

English:

Western Talma, Square-back Butterflyfish, Square-back Coralfish, Talma, Truncate Butterflyfish, Truncate Coralfish 

Category:

Poissons-Papillons 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chelmonops (Genus) > curiosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kuiter, 1986 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, South Australia, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

9 - 60 Meter 

Size:

up to 10.24" (26 cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 68 °F (18°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Sludge worm , Worms, Zooplankton 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

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:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chelmonops curiosus
  Südaustralischer Pinzettfisch
• 
  Chelmonops truncatus
  Ostaustralischer Pinzettfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-10-02 17:52:18 

Last edit:

2020-04-19 20:38:29 

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