Brachionichthys hirsutus Spotted Handfish, Tortoiseshell Fish

Brachionichthys hirsutus is commonly referred to as Spotted Handfish, Tortoiseshell Fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11409 

AphiaID:

279954 

Scientific:

Brachionichthys hirsutus 

German:

Handfisch 

English:

Spotted Handfish, Tortoiseshell Fish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Brachionichthyidae (Family) > Brachionichthys (Genus) > hirsutus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lacepède, ), 1804 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

1 - 60 Meter 

Size:

3.54" - 5.91" (9cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

51.8 °F - 60.8 °F (11°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

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:

Critically endangered (CR) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Brachionichthys australis
  Handfisch
• 
  Brachionichthys hirsutus
  Handfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-02-22 13:19:44 

Last edit:

2018-02-22 16:41:13 

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