Acreichthys radiatus Radial leatherjacket, Flower-coral Filefish, Radiated Filefish

Acreichthys radiatus is commonly referred to as Radial leatherjacket, Flower-coral Filefish, Radiated Filefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 4 - Medelsvår. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Acreichthys radiatus,Romblon Philippines,Radial leatherjacket,Size 1.5cm, 2018

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lexID:: 3056
AphiaID:: 277766

Scientific:: Acreichthys radiatus
German:: Radial Feilenfisch
English:: Radial Leatherjacket, Flower-coral Filefish, Radiated Filefish

Category:: Filfiskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Acreichthys (Genus) > radiatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Popta, ), 1900

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, China, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 2 - 12 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 77.54 °F - 84.92 °F (25.3°C - 29.4°C)
Food:: Copepods, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Daphnia salina, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: 4 - Medelsvår
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-03-05 23:10:28
Last edit:: 2020-04-25 20:21:44

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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(Popta, 1900)

Synonym: Monacanthus radiatus Popta, 1900

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Acreichthys (Genus) > Acreichthys radiatus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Scott Rettig (Flickr) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acreichthys radiatus,Romblon Philippines,Radial leatherjacket,Size 1.5cm, 2018

Acreichthys radiatus; ©2010 Guido & Philippe Poppe - www.poppe-images.com/

Radial-Feilenfisch, Acreichthys radiatus

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