Zeugopterus punctatus common topknot

Zeugopterus punctatus is commonly referred to as common topknot. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4988 

AphiaID:

127151 

Scientific:

Zeugopterus punctatus 

German:

Harrbutt 

English:

Common Topknot 

Category:

Plattfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family) > Zeugopterus (Genus) > punctatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch, ), 1787 

Occurrence:

Bay of Biscay, Canada Eastern Pacific, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

39.2 °F - 57.2 °F (4°C - 14°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Zeugopterus punctatus
  Harrbutt
• 
  Zeugopterus regius
  Südlicher Zwergbutt

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Zeugopterus norvegicus
  Zwergbutt

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-12 14:12:02 

Last edit:

2013-01-12 14:12:02 

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