Abalistes stellaris Starry triggerfish

Abalistes stellarisis commonly referred to as Starry triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5125 

AphiaID:

219872 

Scientific:

Abalistes stellaris 

German:

Sternen-Drückerfisch 

English:

Starry Triggerfish 

Category:

Triggerfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Abalistes (Genus) > stellaris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Hong Kong, Eritrea, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Ambon, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Europa Island, Fiji, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen, Zanzibar 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

7 - 350 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Bays, Coastal waters, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas, Steep wall 

Size:

15.75" - 23.62" (40cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

22,9 °F - 28,3 °F (22,9°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Abalistes filamentosus
  Drückerfisch
• 
  Abalistes stellaris
  Sternen-Drückerfisch
• 
  Abalistes stellatus
  Sternendrückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-02-23 17:37:57 

Last edit:

2024-01-07 09:57:18 

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