Cetoscarus bicolor Bicolour Parrotfish, Bumphead Parrotfish, Red-speckled Parrotfish, Two-colored Parrotfish

Cetoscarus bicolor is commonly referred to as Bicolour Parrotfish, Bumphead Parrotfish, Red-speckled Parrotfish, Two-colored Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

142 

AphiaID:

219078 

Scientific:

Cetoscarus bicolor 

German:

Masken-Papageifisch 

English:

Bicolour Parrotfish, Bumphead Parrotfish, Red-speckled Parrotfish, Two-colored Parrotfish 

Category:

Papegojfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Cetoscarus (Genus) > bicolor (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tansania, 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:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

19.69" - 35.43" (50cm - 90cm) 

Weight:

2.4 kg 

Temperature:

24,9 °F - 29,1 °F (24,9°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous 

Tank:

2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cetoscarus bicolor
  Masken-Papageifisch
• 
  Cetoscarus ocellatus
  Papageifisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-23 20:38:43 

Last edit:

2024-07-02 12:43:24 

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