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Malacoctenus boehlkei Diamond blenny

Malacoctenus boehlkei is commonly referred to as Diamond blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Diamond Blenny, Malacoctenus boehlkei 2019


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lexID:
3376 
AphiaID:
281492 
Scientific:
Malacoctenus boehlkei 
German:
Diamant Schleimfisch 
English:
Diamond Blenny 
Category:
- Blennider / Slemfiskar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > boehlkei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Springer, 1959 
Occurrence:
Anguilla, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Central Atlantic, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Queensland (Australia), The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 
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:
5 - 70 Meter 
Size:
6,4 cm 
Temperature:
39.2 °F - 80.6 °F (4°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Mysis 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-26 18:49:54 

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Malacoctenus boehlkei Springer, 1959

Inhabit patch reefs or other deeper water coral formations.

Synonymised names
Malacoctenus bohlkei Springer, 1959 · unaccepted (misspelling)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2023.
  3. YouTube Video (de). Abgerufen am 26.03.2023.

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