Pentapodus caninus Big-tailed Besugo , Canine-toothed Mid-water Bream , Redfin Mid-water Bream, Small-toothed Whiptail, Threadfin Whiptai

Pentapodus caninusis commonly referred to as Big-tailed Besugo , Canine-toothed Mid-water Bream , Redfin Mid-water Bream, Small-toothed Whiptail, Threadfin Whiptai. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7638 

AphiaID:

282205 

Scientific:

Pentapodus caninus 

German:

Fangzahn-Scheinschnapper 

English:

Big-tailed Besugo , Canine-toothed Mid-water Bream , Redfin Mid-water Bream, Small-toothed Whiptail, Threadfin Whiptai 

Category:

Whiptail breams 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Nemipteridae (Family) > Pentapodus (Genus) > caninus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1830 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, China, Corea, Flores, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Lombok, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Sumatra, Taiwan, Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

2 - 00 Meter 

Size:

5.91" - 13.78" (15cm - 35cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pentapodus aureofasciatus
  Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus bifasciatus
  Schnapper
• 
  Pentapodus caninus
  Fangzahn-Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus emeryii
  Emerys Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus komodoensis
  Komodo-Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus nagasakiensis
  Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus numberii
  Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus paradiseus
  Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus porosus
  Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus setosus
  Schmetterlings-Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus trivittatus
  Dreistreifen-Scheinschnapper
• 
  Pentapodus vitta
  Scheinschnapper
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-10-18 21:16:24 

Last edit:

2018-06-13 11:05:46 

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