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Acentronura gracilissima Bastard seahorse

Acentronura gracilissimais commonly referred to as Bastard seahorse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
7936 
AphiaID:
217980 
Scientific:
Acentronura gracilissima 
German:
Japanisches Zwerg-Nadelpferdchen 
English:
Bastard Seahorse 
Category:
Pipefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Acentronura (Genus) > gracilissima (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Temminck & Schlegel, ), 1850 
Occurrence:
Japan, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Vietnam 
Size:
up to 2.56" (6.5 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Zooplankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-01-25 15:38:23 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acentronura gracilissima are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acentronura gracilissima, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acentronura gracilissima, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Very special thanks for the first photo of Acentronura gracilissima to Klaus Stiefel, who has taken this photo in Okinawa, Japan.

Synonyms:
Atelurus germani Duméril, 1870
Hippocampus gracilissimus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Acentronura (Genus) > Acentronura gracilissima (Species)

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Flickr Klaus Stiefel (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Klaus Stiefel, Foto Okinawa, Japan
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