Heterostichus rostratus Giant kelpfish

Heterostichus rostratus is commonly referred to as Giant kelpfish. 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.

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lexID:

5738 

AphiaID:

281075 

Scientific:

Heterostichus rostratus 

German:

Großer Kelbfisch 

English:

Giant Kelpfish 

Category:

Clinoid Blennies 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Clinidae (Family) > Heterostichus (Genus) > rostratus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Girard, 1854 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 40 Meter 

Size:

up to 24.02" (61 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails 

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:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Heterostichus rostratus
  Großer Kelbfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-14 19:13:24 

Last edit:

2013-07-14 19:13:24 

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