Spicara maena Blotched picarel

Spicara maenais commonly referred to as Blotched picarel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4487 

AphiaID:

126828 

Scientific:

Spicara maena 

German:

Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch 

English:

Blotched Picarel 

Category:

Seabreams 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Centracanthidae (Family) > Spicara (Genus) > maena (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibralta, Tunesien, the Black Sea, Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

5.51" - 9.84" (14cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Spicara alta
• Spicara australis
• Spicara axillaris
• 
  Spicara maena
  Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch
• Spicara martinicus
• 
  Spicara melanurus
  Schwarzfleck-Schnauzenbrasse
• Spicara nigricauda
• 
  Spicara smaris
  Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-08-01 19:49:20 

Last edit:

2012-08-01 19:49:20 

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