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Priacanthus blochii Paeony Bulleye

Priacanthus blochii is commonly referred to as Paeony Bulleye. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Blochs Großauge, Priacanthus blochi

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lexID:
2878 
AphiaID:
218361 
Scientific:
Priacanthus blochii 
German:
Großaugenbarsch 
English:
Paeony Bulleye 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Priacanthidae (Family) > Priacanthus (Genus) > blochii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bleeker, 1853 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Malaysia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spratly Islands, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Vanuatu, Yemen 
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:
15 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 
Size:
36,1 cm 
Weight:
403 g 
Temperature:
24,2 °F - 28,5 °F (24,2°C - 28,5°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
Animale non indicato per i neofiti 
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:
2026-03-09 19:23:34 

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Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853

Uncommon species found singly or in small groups on protected reefs and in lagoons, under ledges and in caves during the day.They feed nocturnally in open water on small fish and zooplankton.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Marsa Alam, Ägypten
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Copyright Bo Davidsson, Schweden
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Copyright Anders Poulsen, colours.dk
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Copyright Anders Poulsen, colours.dk
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Paeony Bullseye (Priacanthus blochii),Stingray Alley, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010
Paeony Bullseye (Priacanthus blochii),Stingray Alley, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010
Blochs Großauge, Priacanthus blochi

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