Chelidonichthys lucerna Tub gurnard

Chelidonichthys lucerna is commonly referred to as Tub gurnard. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4445 

AphiaID:

127262 

Scientific:

Chelidonichthys lucerna 

German:

Roter Knurrhahn 

English:

Tub Gurnard 

Category:

Knorrhanar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Triglidae (Family) > Chelidonichthys (Genus) > lucerna (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, Russland, West Sahara, Tunesien, the Black Sea, Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, Sierra Leone, Spain, the British Isles, The Gulf of Guinea, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Sea depth:

20 - 318 Meter 

Size:

up to 29.53" (75 cm) 

Weight:

6 kg 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 75.2 °F (8°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Snails, Worms 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Chelidonichthys capensis
• Chelidonichthys cuculus
• Chelidonichthys gabonensis
• Chelidonichthys ischyrus
• 
  Chelidonichthys kumu
  Roter Knurrhahn
• 
  Chelidonichthys lastoviza
  Gestreifter Knurrhahn
• 
  Chelidonichthys lucerna
  Roter Knurrhahn
• 
  Chelidonichthys obscurus
  Knurrhahn
• Chelidonichthys queketti
• 
  Chelidonichthys spinosus
  Roter Stachelknurrhahn

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-07-13 15:49:08 

Last edit:

2020-04-28 17:18:40 

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