Arripis georgiana Australian Herring, Bull Herring, Herring, Rough, Roughy, Ruff, Sea Herring, Tommy, Tommy Rough, Tommy Ruff, Western Herring

Arripis georgiana is commonly referred to as Australian Herring, Bull Herring, Herring, Rough, Roughy, Ruff, Sea Herring, Tommy, Tommy Rough, Tommy Ruff, Western Herring. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14786 

AphiaID:

1577326 

Scientific:

Arripis georgiana 

German:

Lachsbarsch, Australischer Hering 

English:

Australian Herring, Bull Herring, Herring, Rough, Roughy, Ruff, Sea Herring, Tommy, Tommy Rough, Tommy Ruff, Western Herring 

Category:

Pesci diversi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Scombriformes (Order) > Arripidae (Family) > Arripis (Genus) > georgiana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1831 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water 

Size:

up to 16.14" (41 cm) 

Temperature:

59.36 °F - 68.9 °F (15.2°C - 20.5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps 

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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Arripis georgianus
• Arripis trutta
• Arripis truttacea
• Arripis xylabion

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Arripis georgiana
  Lachsbarsch, Australischer Hering

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-05-12 16:59:54 

Last edit:

2022-05-13 14:56:52 

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