Lopha cristagalli Cock's Comb Oyster, Zigzag clam

Lopha cristagalli is commonly referred to as Cock's Comb Oyster, Zigzag clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3620 

AphiaID:

216638 

Scientific:

Lopha cristagalli 

German:

Hahnenkamm-Auster 

English:

Cock's Comb Oyster, Zigzag Clam 

Category:

Ракушки 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Ostreida (Order) > Ostreidae (Family) > Lopha (Genus) > cristagalli (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, China, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

5 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky reefs 

Size:

3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20,5cm) 

Temperature:

76.46 °F - 84.74 °F (24.7°C - 29.3°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

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:

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  Lopha cristagalli
  Hahnenkamm-Auster

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-04-10 11:05:31 

Last edit:

2024-09-26 12:42:32 

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