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Aplodactylus westralis Cockatoo Morwong, Western Australian Seacarp, Western Sea Carp

Aplodactylus westralis is commonly referred to as Cockatoo Morwong, Western Australian Seacarp, Western Sea Carp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien


Courtesy of the author Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
12638 
AphiaID:
279660 
Scientific:
Aplodactylus westralis 
German:
Marmorfisch 
English:
Cockatoo Morwong, Western Australian Seacarp, Western Sea Carp 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Aplodactylidae (Family) > Aplodactylus (Genus) > westralis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Russell, 1987 
Occurrence:
Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, South Australia, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
- 20 Meter 
Size:
34,7 cm 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 75.2 °F (16°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
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:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-12-29 13:12:50 

Info

A brown to slate grey seacarp, with six dark saddles on the upper sides becoming irregular bars below, with pale brown or whitish spaces between saddles and bars, and pale brown or whitish spots mostly on the head and unpaired fins.
Feeds mostly on brown algae.

External links

  1. Erstbeschreibung von Aplodactylus westralis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Juvenile

Foto: Rottnest Island, Westküste Australien

Commonly

Foto: Albany, West-Australien

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