Iniistius jacksonensis

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Foto: South Stradbroke, Queensland, Australien

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lexID:: 11826
AphiaID:: 344731

Scientific:: Iniistius jacksonensis
German:: Messerlippfisch
English:: Purple-spotted Wrasse, Keel-head, Keelhead Wrasse, Keel-headed Parrotfish, Keelheaded Wrasse

Category:: Labridi
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Iniistius (Genus) > jacksonensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ramsay, ), 1881

Occurrence:: Lord Howe Island, Endemic species, Tasman Sea, New South Wales (Australia), Australia, Coralsea, Mare degli Arafura, Queensland, Timor Est
Sea depth:: 10 - 200 Meter
Size:: bis zu 17,5cm
Temperature:: 23,5°C - 26,8°C
Food:: Copepods, Amphipods, Daphnia salina, invertebrati, Krill, Mysis, zooplancton
Tank:: ~ 2000 Liter
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:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-12-05 18:07:41
Last edit:: 2018-12-06 01:46:48

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Very special thanks for the first photo of Iniistius jacksonensis to Ian Bank, Gold Coast, Australia.

Iniistius jacksonensis inhabits sandy areas, diving into the sand when threatened.

Synonyms:
Novacula jacksonensis Ramsay, 1881
Xyrichtys jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881)

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