Oxymonacanthus halli Red Sea longnose filefish

Oxymonacanthus halli is commonly referred to as Red Sea longnose filefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1968 

AphiaID:

220064 

Scientific:

Oxymonacanthus halli 

German:

Feilenfisch 

English:

Red Sea Longnose Filefish 

Category:

Filfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Oxymonacanthus (Genus) > halli (Species) 

Initial determination:

Marshall, 1952 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

0 - 11 Meter 

Size:

up to 2.76" (7 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Oxymonacanthus halli
  Feilenfisch
• 
  Oxymonacanthus longirostris
  Orangeflecken-Feilenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-07-16 14:32:28 

Last edit:

2020-04-03 22:19:03 

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