Pegasus laternarius Pegasus laternarius

Pegasus laternariusis commonly referred to as Pegasus laternarius. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 279116

Scientific:: Pegasus laternarius
German:: Ziegel-Flügelrossfisch
English:: Pegasus Laternarius

Category:: Sea Moths

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gasterosteiformes (Order) > Pegasidae (Family) > Pegasus (Genus) > laternarius (Species)
Initial determination:: Cuvier, 1816

Occurrence:: China, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 30 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Living Food
Tank:: 87.99 gal (~ 400L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-27 08:39:52
Last edit:: 2020-04-28 17:40:59

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Pegasus laternarius Cuvier, 1816

Adults lives on muddy bottoms, often collected at depths of about 50 m; larvae are planktonic. Rarely seen diving, except a few localities in Japan where they occur in sheltered muddy habitats

Classification:
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and seamoths) >
Pegasidae (Seamoths)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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