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Thalassoma cupido Cupid Rainbowfish, Cupid wrasse

Thalassoma cupido is commonly referred to as Cupid Rainbowfish, Cupid wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
9667 
AphiaID:
273578 
Scientific:
Thalassoma cupido 
German:
Lippfisch 
English:
Cupid Rainbowfish, Cupid Wrasse 
Category:
Läppfiskar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > cupido (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Temminck & Schlegel, ), 1845 
Occurrence:
China, Corea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam 
Sea depth:
3 - 10 Meter 
Size:
5.51" - 7.87" (14cm - 20cm) 
Temperature:
25,8 °F - 27,3 °F (25,8°C - 27,3°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Copepods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Hermit crabs, Invertebrates, Isopods, Krill, Mysis, Snails, Worms 
Tank:
219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  
Difficulty:
3 - Ganska enkel 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-04-24 13:30:12 

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(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Synonym:
Julis cupido Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > Thalassoma cupido (Species)

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. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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