Rhacochilus toxotes Rubberlip seaperch

Rhacochilus toxotes is commonly referred to as Rubberlip seaperch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8140 

AphiaID:

282575 

Scientific:

Rhacochilus toxotes 

German:

Brandungsbarsch 

English:

Rubberlip Seaperch 

Category:

Surfperches 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Embiotocidae (Family) > Rhacochilus (Genus) > toxotes (Species) 

Initial determination:

Agassiz, 1854 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Size:

up to 18.5" (47 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Rhacochilus toxotes
  Brandungsbarsch
• Rhacochilus vacca

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-03-15 13:38:30 

Last edit:

2020-03-25 21:55:33 

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