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Grammonus ater Grammonus Ater, Fanfre Noir

Grammonus ater is commonly referred to as Grammonus Ater, Fanfre Noir. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
4558 
AphiaID:
126658 
Scientific:
Grammonus ater 
German:
Schwarzer Höhlenfisch, Schwarzer Faufre 
English:
Grammonus Ater, Fanfre Noir 
Category:
Fishcusk-eel  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Bythitidae (Family) > Grammonus (Genus) > ater (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Risso, ), 1810 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Albania, Balearic Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Croatia, European Coasts, France, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, Sardinia, Slovenia, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
14,4 °F - 20,8 °F (14,4°C - 20,8°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Mysis, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-11 11:10:29 

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(Risso, 1810):
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: in the Mediterranean from the Balearic Islands to the Adriatic.

Biology:
Inhabits shallow rocky areas.
Probably a deep dweller that migrates to coastal areas in August.
Uncommon species.
Nocturnal, hides in caves during the day.

Low vulnerability.

Synonymised taxa:
Oligopus ater Risso, 1810
Oligopus niger Risso, 1827

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. New and interesting records of marine fishes (Actinopterygii) from the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean) (en). Abgerufen am 24.09.2022.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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