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Oxycercichthys veliferus Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback

Oxycercichthys veliferus is commonly referred to as Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
5203 
AphiaID:
475068 
Scientific:
Oxycercichthys veliferus 
German:
Spitzschwanz-Zwergbarsch 
English:
Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback, Longtail Dottyback 
Category:
Карликовые Окуни (Псевдохромисы)) 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Oxycercichthys (Genus) > veliferus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lubbock, ), 1980 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (Australia) 
Sea depth:
12 - 50 Meter 
Size:
3.54" - 4.72" (9cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory 
Tank:
131.99 gal (~ 600L)  
Difficulty:
средний 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-12-23 06:50:27 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Oxycercichthys veliferus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Oxycercichthys veliferus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Oxycercichthys veliferus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Lubbock, 1980)

Special thanks for teh Fotos to J.E.Randall, Hawaiii and Johnny Jensen from Danmark.

Found around rock and coral formations on sandy bottoms.

Feed on different small invertebrates and small frozen Food.

Aggressive species, males gard the fry.

Synonyms:
Ogilbyina velifera (Lubbock, 1980)
Pseudochromis veliferus Lubbock, 1980

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochrominae (Subfamily) > Oxycercichthys (Genus) > Oxycercichthys veliferus (Species)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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