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Selene brevoortii Mexican Lookdown, Hairfin lookdown

Selene brevoortii is commonly referred to as Mexican Lookdown, Hairfin lookdown. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
2736 
AphiaID:
273283 
Scientific:
Selene brevoortii 
German:
Pferdemakrele 
English:
Mexican Lookdown, Hairfin Lookdown 
Category:
Carangidi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Selene (Genus) > brevoortii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gill, ), 1863 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Central America (Eastern Pacific), Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America (East Pacific) 
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:
1 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 
Size:
up to 14.96" (38 cm) 
Temperature:
69.8 °F - 28.4, °F (21°C - 28.4,°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Debris (Feed remains), Detritus, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Mantis shrimps, Predatory, Sepia, Shrimps, Worms 
Tank:
329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  
Difficulty:
Solo per acquariofili esperti 
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:
2023-10-17 08:35:14 

Info

(Gill, 1863)

The Hairfin lookdown is a benthopelagic and demersal species found in shallow coastal waters.
They are found in small schools / schools near the bottom.

Selene brevoortii has overall silvery color.

Should be kept, if at all, only in display aquariums and in very large tanks.

Synonyms:
Argyreiosus pacificus Lockington, 1877
Argyriosus brevoortii Gill, 1863
Vomer brevoortii (Gill, 1863)
Vomer pacificus (Lockington, 1877)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 17.10.2023.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Mexican lookdown (Selene brevoortii).2017

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