Plesiops oxycephalus Sharp-nosed longfin

Plesiops oxycephalusis commonly referred to as Sharp-nosed longfin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

3899 

AphiaID:

276819 

Scientific:

Plesiops oxycephalus 

German:

Mirakelbarsch 

English:

Sharp-nosed Longfin 

Category:

Roundheads 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Plesiopidae (Family) > Plesiops (Genus) > oxycephalus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bleeker, 1855 

Occurrence:

Indo Pacific, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Mysis 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

Easy 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Plesiops auritus
• 
  Plesiops cephalotaenia
  Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Plesiops coeruleolineatus
  Kleiner Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Plesiops corallicola
  Blaukiemen-Mirakelbarsch
• Plesiops facicavus
• Plesiops genaricus
• Plesiops gracilis
• Plesiops insularis
• Plesiops malalaxus
• Plesiops multisquamata
• Plesiops mystaxus
• Plesiops nakaharae
• 
  Plesiops nigricans
  Schwarzer Mirakelbarsch
• 
  Plesiops oxycephalus
  Mirakelbarsch
• Plesiops polydactylus
• Plesiops thysanopterus
• Plesiops verecundus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-11-13 17:56:57 

Last edit:

2011-11-13 17:56:57 

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