Protemblemaria bicirrus Warthead blenny

Protemblemaria bicirrus is commonly referred to as Warthead blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6729 

AphiaID:

282377 

Scientific:

Protemblemaria bicirrus 

German:

Hechtschleimfisch 

English:

Warthead Blenny 

Category:

Snoekslijmvissen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaenopsidae (Family) > Protemblemaria (Genus) > bicirrus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hildebrand, ), 1946 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Pacific Ocean, Peru 

Size:

up to 1.77" (4.5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Normaal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Protemblemaria bicirrus
  Hechtschleimfisch
• Protemblemaria perla
• Protemblemaria punctata

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-10 10:51:58 

Last edit:

2014-02-10 10:51:58 

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