Evistias acutirostris Striped Boarfish

Evistias acutirostris is commonly referred to as Striped Boarfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11436 

AphiaID:

280765 

Scientific:

Evistias acutirostris 

German:

Gestreifter Panzerkopf 

English:

Striped Boarfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pentacerotidae (Family) > Evistias (Genus) > acutirostris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Temminck & Schlegel, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Australia, Corea, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Hawaii, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Midway Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Ogasawara Islands, Tasman Sea, the Kermadec Islands 

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:

18 - 193 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 35.43" (90 cm) 

Temperature:

14,6 °F - 22,2 °F (14,6°C - 22,2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Krill, Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Predatory, Rock lobster, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Starfishs, Zoobenthos 

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:

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  Evistias acutirostris
  Gestreifter Panzerkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-03-09 09:27:32 

Last edit:

2025-05-26 16:05:48 

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