Sufflamen albicaudatum Bluethroat triggerfish, Whitetail triggerfish

Sufflamen albicaudatumis commonly referred to as Bluethroat triggerfish, Whitetail triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6629 

AphiaID:

276850 

Scientific:

Sufflamen albicaudatum 

German:

Rotmeer-Blaubrustdrücker; Blaukehl-Drückerfisch; 

English:

Bluethroat Triggerfish, Whitetail Triggerfish 

Category:

Triggerfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Sufflamen (Genus) > albicaudatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Egypt, Fiji, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Israel, Jordan, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 20 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clam meat, Copepods, Crustaceans, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Snails, Zooplankton 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sufflamen albicaudatum
  Rotmeer-Blaubrustdrücker; Blaukehl-Drückerfisch;
• 
  Sufflamen bursa
  Bumerang-Drückerfisch, Weißbauch-Drückerfisch
• 
  Sufflamen chrysopterum
  Weissband-Drückerfisch
• 
  Sufflamen fraenatum
  Masken Drücker
• 
  Sufflamen verres
  Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-19 15:24:04 

Last edit:

2021-02-26 22:49:20 

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