Halichoeres argus Argus wrasse, Peacock wrasse

Halichoeres argus is commonly referred to as Argus wrasse, Peacock wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 8492
AphiaID:: 275749

Scientific:: Halichoeres argus
German:: Seegras-Junker
English:: Argus Wrasse, Peacock Wrasse

Category:: Lipvissen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > argus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 1 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 153.98 gal (~ 700L)
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-14 21:29:14
Last edit:: 2018-01-09 17:38:22

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(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms:
Halichoeres fijiensis Herre, 1935
Halichoeres leparensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Julis leparensis Bleeker, 1853
Julis polyophthalmus Bleeker, 1853
Labrus argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Labrus guttatus Bloch, 1791
Labrus guttulatus Lacepède, 1801

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > Halichoeres argus (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.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Male

Copyright J.E. Randall, Foto: Mactan Island, Cebu ,Philipinnen, Männchen

Commonly

Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike, Foto von den Salomoninseln

Copyright Nicolas Bailly, Balitian Reef, Verde Passage, Mabini, Batangas, Philippinen

Husbandry know-how of owners

akallopisos
@akallopisos

am 20.07.18#1

Ich habe den Fisch als Halichoeres melanurus aus einer Beckenauflösung gekauft. Er ist sehr friedlich, den ganzen Tag pickt er am Gestein und verträgt sich nur nicht mit unseren Putzerlippfischen, weiters ist er 100% reefsave und überhaupt nicht scheu. Er frisst alles und ist ausgewachsen mindestens 10cm groß. Die ersten paar Tage hat er im Sand verbracht und hat sich wenn dann nur hinter den Steinen aufgehalten.

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