Othos dentex Tiger Cod, Harlequin Fish

Othos dentex is commonly referred to as Tiger Cod, Harlequin Fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11582 

AphiaID:

281948 

Scientific:

Othos dentex 

German:

Harlekin 

English:

Tiger Cod, Harlequin Fish 

Category:

Cernie 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Othos (Genus) > dentex (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands) 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Size:

29.53" - 33.86" (75cm - 86cm) 

Weight:

6 kg 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Big fish, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Othos dentex
  Harlekin

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-06-20 21:31:50 

Last edit:

2018-06-21 15:34:15 

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