Bovichtus angustifrons Horny, Horny Thornfish, Marblefish, Thornfish, Variegated Marblefish, Dragonet

Bovichtus angustifrons is commonly referred to as Horny, Horny Thornfish, Marblefish, Thornfish, Variegated Marblefish, Dragonet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14274 

AphiaID:

279372 

Scientific:

Bovichtus angustifrons 

German:

Eisfisch, Dornfisch, Marmorfisch 

English:

Horny, Horny Thornfish, Marblefish, Thornfish, Variegated Marblefish, Dragonet 

Category:

Thornfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Bovichtidae (Family) > Bovichtus (Genus) > angustifrons (Species) 

Initial determination:

Regan, 1913 

Occurrence:

Bass Strait, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

50.54 °F - 70.34 °F (10.3°C - 21.3°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Crustacean larvae , Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Schrimps, Worms, Zoanthids, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

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:

• 
  Bovichtus angustifrons
  Eisfisch, Dornfisch, Marmorfisch
• Bovichtus argentinus
• Bovichtus chilensis
• Bovichtus diacanthus
• Bovichtus oculus
• Bovichtus psychrolutes
• Bovichtus variegatus
• Bovichtus veneris

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-11-26 11:00:35 

Last edit:

2021-11-27 11:03:40 

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