Malacanthus brevirostris Quakerfish

Malacanthus brevirostrisis commonly referred to as Quakerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3475 

AphiaID:

218378 

Scientific:

Malacanthus brevirostris 

German:

Torpedobarsch 

English:

Quakerfish 

Category:

Tilefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Malacanthidae (Family) > Malacanthus (Genus) > brevirostris (Species) 

Initial determination:

Guichenot, 1848 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Central Pazific, China, Christmas Islands, Columbia, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

5 - 50 Meter 

Size:

10.24" - 12.6" (26cm - 32cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Malacanthus brevirostris
  Torpedobarsch
• 
  Malacanthus latovittatus
  Torpedobarsch
• 
  Malacanthus plumieri
  Sand-Torpedobarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-31 11:39:12 

Last edit:

2018-10-25 00:13:52 

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