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Selene peruviana Peruvian moonfish

Selene peruviana is commonly referred to as Peruvian moonfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
16940 
AphiaID:
273286 
Scientific:
Selene peruviana 
German:
Pazifischer Mondfisch, Stachelmakrele 
English:
Peruvian Moonfish 
Category:
Carangidi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Carangiformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Selene (Genus) > peruviana (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Guichenot, ), 1866 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, California, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Gabon, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru 
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:
0 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Gravel soil, Marine / Salt Water, Mud bottoms, Sandy sea floors, Unconsolidated muddy grounds, Water column, Water Column 
Size:
up to 33.46" (85 cm) 
Weight:
4 kg 
Temperature:
68.9 °F - 83.12 °F (20.5°C - 28.4°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Debris (Feed remains), Fish (little fishes), Herbivorous, Mantis shrimps, Nekton, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Predatory, Schrimps, Sepia, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-11-15 12:34:17 

Info

Selene peruviana belongs to the family Carangidae and is a benthopelagic, demersal and predatory species that generally forms shoals near the bottom. Juveniles are found near the surface.

The Peruvian moonfish is silvery in color, while the pectoral and caudal fins are yellowish.Juveniles have a black spot on the flank.

Predators:
Scomberomorus sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
Merluccius peruanus Ginsburg, 1954
Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869)

Synonyms:
Selene peruvianus (Guichenot, 1866) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Selene puruvianus (Guichenot, 1866) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Vomer declivifrons Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 · unaccepted
Vomer peruvianus Guichenot, 1866 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Checklist of marine and estuarine fishes from the Alaska–Yukon Border, Beaufort Sea, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
  3. Mexican Fish (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
  4. Parasitic fauna of the Peruvian moonfish Selene peruviana (Perciformes: Carangidae) from the north coast of Peru (multi). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
  5. Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.

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