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Forsterygion lapillum Common triplefin

Forsterygion lapillum is commonly referred to as Common triplefin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
4726 
AphiaID:
280796 
Scientific:
Forsterygion lapillum 
German:
Spitzkopfschleimfisch 
English:
Common Triplefin 
Category:
Blennies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Tripterygiidae (Family) > Forsterygion (Genus) > lapillum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Hardy, 1989 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, New Zealand 
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:
0 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 2.64" (6.7 cm) 
Temperature:
10,4 °F - 18,5 °F (10,4°C - 18,5°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Echinoderm larvae, Invertebrates, Isopods, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
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:
2024-02-03 20:03:59 

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Hardy, 1989

Distribution: Southwest Pacific: throughout New Zealand. Records from Chatham Islands are unconfirmed.

Biology : Commonly found in intertidal rock pools, particularly those with adequate rocky or algal shelter.

Feeds mainly on amphipods, isopods, and polychaetes.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Port Phillip Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.

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