Canthidermis macrolepis Largescale triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis is commonly referred to as Largescale triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7382 

AphiaID:

275237 

Scientific:

Canthidermis macrolepis 

German:

Drückerfisch 

English:

Largescale Triggerfish 

Category:

Trekkersvissen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Canthidermis (Genus) > macrolepis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Boulenger, ), 1888 

Occurrence:

Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Pakistan, Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

6 - 40 Meter 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

71.06 °F - 79.7 °F (21.7°C - 26.5°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Sea squirts, Sea urchins, Snails, Sponges, Starfishs, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Canthidermis macrolepis
  Drückerfisch
• 
  Canthidermis maculata
  Weißtupfen-Drückerfisch, Rauher Drückerfisch
• 
  Canthidermis sufflamen
  Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-21 20:51:23 

Last edit:

2020-03-30 22:04:22 

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