Pseudodax moluccanus Chisel-tooth Wrasse, Chiseltooth Wrasse

Pseudodax moluccanus is commonly referred to as Chisel-tooth Wrasse, Chiseltooth Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

180 

AphiaID:

219046 

Scientific:

Pseudodax moluccanus 

German:

Meißelzahn-Junker, Molukken Junker 

English:

Chisel-tooth Wrasse, Chiseltooth Wrasse 

Category:

Рыбы - Губаны 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Pseudodax (Genus) > moluccanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, British Virgin Islands, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Java, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

25,5 °F - 84.2 °F (25,5°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

средний 

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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  Pseudodax moluccanus
  Meißelzahn-Junker, Molukken Junker

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-26 20:40:58 

Last edit:

2025-07-12 14:08:09 

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