Monacanthus chinensis Fanbellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leather-jacket, Fan-belly Leatherjacket

Monacanthus chinensis is commonly referred to as Fanbellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leather-jacket, Fan-belly Leatherjacket. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3369 

AphiaID:

276256 

Scientific:

Monacanthus chinensis 

German:

Fächerbauch Feilenfisch 

English:

Fanbellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leatherjacket, Fan-bellied Leather-jacket, Fan-belly Leatherjacket 

Category:

Vijlvissen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Monacanthus (Genus) > chinensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Osbeck, ), 1765 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New South Wales (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Rivers, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

13.78" - 14.96" (35cm - 38cm) 

Weight:

580 g 

Temperature:

21,2 °F - 84.2 °F (21,2°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Aiptasia, Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Bryozoans (sea mats), Copepods, Daphnia salina, Echinoderm larvae, Frozen Food (large sort), Hydrozoa polyps, Mysis, Sea weed, Worms 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Normaal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Monacanthus chinensis
  Fächerbauch Feilenfisch
• 
  Monacanthus ciliatus
  Feilenfisch
• 
  Monacanthus tuckeri
  Schlanker Feilenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-10-24 11:33:28 

Last edit:

2024-11-12 20:31:12 

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