Achoerodus gouldii Western Blue Groper, Gould's Wrasse, Western Blue Wrasse

Achoerodus gouldii is commonly referred to as Western Blue Groper, Gould's Wrasse, Western Blue Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7974 

AphiaID:

279497 

Scientific:

Achoerodus gouldii 

German:

Riesenlippfisch 

English:

Western Blue Groper, Gould's Wrasse, Western Blue Wrasse 

Category:

Wrasses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Achoerodus (Genus) > gouldii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Richardson, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, South Australia, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

5 - 65 Meter 

Size:

up to 68.9" (175 cm) 

Weight:

40 kg 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Snails, Starfishs 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Achoerodus gouldii
  Riesenlippfisch
• 
  Achoerodus viridis
  Riesen-Lippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-02-08 16:59:57 

Last edit:

2018-12-26 16:39:30 

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