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Orthopristis lethopristis Scalyfin grunt

Orthopristis lethopristisis commonly referred to as Scalyfin grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto: Galápagos Inseln


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

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lexID:
8677 
AphiaID:
275743 
Scientific:
Orthopristis lethopristis 
German:
Grunzer 
English:
Scalyfin Grunt 
Category:
Grunts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Orthopristis (Genus) > lethopristis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Jordan & Fesler, 1889 
Occurrence:
Clipperton Island, Galapagos Islands 
Size:
9.45" - 14.96" (24cm - 38cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-08-13 14:15:59 

Info

Jordan & Fesler, 1889

Very special thanks for the first photo of Orthopristis lethopristis to the famous Australien ichthyologist Dr. Gerry R. Allen.
Dr. Allen has taken his photo around the Galápagos Islands.

Scalyfin grunt is endemic to the Eastern Pacific and is only known from the Galápagos Islands.

The demersal species is found on soft substrates, possibly to depths of 30 meters, best left in the wild.

Synonym:
Orthopristis lethopristis Jordan & Fesler, 1889

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Haemulidae (Family) > Haemulinae (Subfamily) > Orthopristis (Genus) > Orthopristis lethopristis (Species)

External links

  1. Discover Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Foto: Galápagos Inseln
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