Decodon melasma Blackspot wrasse

Decodon melasma is commonly referred to as Blackspot wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 10812
AphiaID:: 276745

Scientific:: Decodon melasma
German:: Zahnlippfisch
English:: Blackspot Wrasse

Category:: Lipvissen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Decodon (Genus) > melasma (Species)
Initial determination:: Gomon, 1974

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama
Sea depth:: 40 - 160 Meter
Size:: 6.3" - 12.6" (16cm - 32,3cm)
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 15,4 °F (13°C - 15,4°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Living Food, Mysis, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Decodon grandisquamis
Decodon melasma
Zahnlippfisch
Decodon pacificus
Zehnzahn-Lippfisch, Pazifischer Lippfisch
Decodon puellaris
Zahnlippfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-06-14 15:31:01
Last edit:: 2017-06-15 18:56:28

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Gomon, 1974

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Decodon (Genus) > Decodon melasma (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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