Gonorynchus gonorynchus Sandfish, Sand Eel, Beaked salmon

Gonorynchus gonorynchus is commonly referred to as Sandfish, Sand Eel, Beaked salmon. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17313 

AphiaID:

221403 

Scientific:

Gonorynchus gonorynchus 

German:

Sandfisch, Sandaal, Schnabellachs 

English:

Sandfish, Sand Eel, Beaked Salmon 

Category:

Övriga fiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Gonorynchiformes (Order) > Gonorynchidae (Family) > Gonorynchus (Genus) > gonorynchus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Australia, Chile, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Japan, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Réunion , South-Africa 

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:

0 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Sandy sea floors 

Size:

21.65" - 23.62" (55cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 25,4 °F (14°C - 25,4°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gonorynchus abbreviatus
• Gonorynchus forsteri
• 
  Gonorynchus gonorynchus
  Sandfisch, Sandaal, Schnabellachs
• Gonorynchus greyi
• Gonorynchus moseleyi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-17 14:11:17 

Last edit:

2025-03-17 14:11:17 

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