Sunagocia carbunculus Papillose Flathead, Cantor'slathead

Sunagocia carbunculusis commonly referred to as Papillose Flathead, Cantor'slathead. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7083 

AphiaID:

712557 

Scientific:

Sunagocia carbunculus 

German:

Krokodilfisch 

English:

Papillose Flathead, Cantor'slathead 

Category:

Crocodilfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Sunagocia (Genus) > carbunculus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1833 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

- 140 Meter 

Size:

5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sunagocia arenicola
  Breitkopf-Flachkopffische
• 
  Sunagocia carbunculus
  Krokodilfisch
• 
  Sunagocia otaitensis
  Krokodilfisch
• Sunagocia sainsburyi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-27 18:04:56 

Last edit:

2020-12-26 08:01:17 

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