Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus is commonly referred to as King Penguin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13210 

AphiaID:

212656 

Scientific:

Aptenodytes patagonicus 

German:

Königspinguin 

English:

King Penguin 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Aves (Class) > Sphenisciformes (Order) > Spheniscidae (Family) > Aptenodytes (Genus) > patagonicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Miller, 1778 

Occurrence:

Amsterdam Island, Antarctica, Argentina, Bouvet Island, Crozet Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Island, Patagonia, Peru, Prince Edward Islands, South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, Southern Indian Ocean, Subantarctic Isles, the Falkland Islands 

Sea depth:

0 - 300 Meter 

Size:

up to 37.4" (95 cm) 

Weight:

17.3 kg 

Temperature:

-1,6 °F - 9,2 °F (-1,6°C - 9,2°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Sepia 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Aptenodytes forsteri
• 
  Aptenodytes patagonicus
  Königspinguin

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-08-23 15:19:49 

Last edit:

2024-11-28 16:57:49 

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